"βρέφος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See βρέφος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bré.pʰos/, /ˈβre.ɸos/, /ˈvre.fos/, /bré.pʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbre.pʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβre.ɸos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈvre.fos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈvre.fos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę) ("foal") and Irish bromach ("colt"). Compare also Old Armenian կորիւն (koriwn) ("cub"). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*gʷrebʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-, {{cog|cu|жрѣбѧ}} Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę), {{cog|ga|bromach}} Irish bromach, {{cog|xcl|կորիւն}} Old Armenian կորիւն (koriwn) Head templates: {{grc-noun|βρέφους|n|third|gen2=βρέφεος}} βρέφος • (bréphos) n (genitive βρέφους or βρέφεος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βρέφος|βρέφους|dial=att}} Forms: bréphos [romanization], βρέφους [genitive], βρέφεος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ βρέφος [nominative, singular], βρέφει [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ βρέφη [nominative, plural], τοῦ βρέφους [genitive, singular], βρεφοῖν [dual, genitive], βρεφῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ βρέφει [dative, singular], βρεφοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς βρέφεσῐ [dative, plural], βρέφεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs bréphesĭ [dative, plural], toîs bréphesĭn [dative, plural], τὸ βρέφος [accusative, singular], βρέφει [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ βρέφη [accusative, plural], βρέφος [singular, vocative], βρέφει [dual, vocative], βρέφη [plural, vocative]
  1. baby, infant
    Sense id: en-βρέφος-grc-noun-trRcUFrc
  2. babe in the womb, foetus/fetus
    Sense id: en-βρέφος-grc-noun-UWpYw4h3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Children Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Children: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: βρεφοτροφεῖον (brephotropheîon)
Categories (other): Age Disambiguation of Age: 0 0
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      "ipa": "/ˈβre.ɸos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvre.fos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bré.pʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbre.pʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/ˈβre.ɸos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈvre.fos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvre.fos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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