πρωτοτόκος

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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πρῶτος (prôtos, first) +‎ τίκτω (tíktō, to beget) +‎ -ος (-os), with an active meaning. Compare the proparoxytonic form πρωτότοκος (prōtótokos), with a passive meaning.

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Adjective

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πρωτοτόκος (prōtotókosm or f (neuter πρωτοτόκον); second declension

  1. (of a mother) having her firstborn

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πρωτοτόκος (prototókos) (learned)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πρωτοτόκος (prōtotókos).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾo.toˈto.kos/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧το‧τό‧κος

Adjective

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πρωτοτόκος (prototókosm (feminine πρωτοτόκος or πρωτοτόκα, neuter πρωτοτόκο)

  1. (of a mother) first-time, having her firstborn

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πρωτοτόκος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language