Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

According to Beekes, an agricultural term without etymology.[1] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʷ-, if Latin forbea reflects a true Italic cognate rather than a borrowing from Ancient Greek φορβή (phorbḗ) or an unattested relative thereof.[2]

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

φέρβω (phérbō)

  1. to feed, nourish
  2. to pasture, graze
  3. (passive voice) to be fed
  4. to eat, consume
  5. to enjoy, have

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φέρβω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1561-2
  2. ^ Weiss, Michael (2018) “Limited Latin Grassmann's Law: Do We Need It?”, in Dieter Gunkel, Stephanie W. Jamison, Angelo O. Mercado and Kazuhiko Yoshida, editors, Vina Diem Celebrent: Studies in Linguistics and Philology in Honor of Brent Vine[1], Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, page 440 of 438–447

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