Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek βραβεῖον (brabeîon), related to βραβεύς (brabeús, judge at the games), from Proto-Hellenic *mŕ̥gʷ-, probably ultimately of Pre-Greek origin, suggesting that the athletic games themselves could have been of Pre-Greek heritage.[1]

Noun edit

βραβείο (vraveíon (plural βραβεία)

  1. prize, award
    Βραβείο ΊψενVraveío ÍpsenIbsen Award
    Βραβείο ΝόμπελVraveío NómpelNobel Prize
    Διεθνές βραβείο ΜπούκερDiethnés vraveío BoúkerBooker International Prize

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βραβεύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 233-34