ἄμφω
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Latin ambō and Tocharian A āmpi, from Proto-Indo-European *ambʰow/*h₂n̥tbʰóh₁. The second half is cognate to Old Church Slavonic оба (oba), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), Sanskrit उभौ (ubháu). Related to ἀμφί (amphí). The first half may be an old deictic pronoun or particle or may derive from the root *h₂énts.
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ám.pʰɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈam.pʰo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈam.ɸo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈam.fo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈam.fo/
Determiner edit
ἄμφω • (ámphō)
- (dual only) both
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- ἀμφότερος (amphóteros)