φορβή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰorgʷā́ and cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀣 (po-qa /⁠pʰorgʷā⁠/); equivalent to φέρβω (phérbō, “to feed”) +‎ -η (-ē, abstract noun suffix). The first element is of unknown origin; Beekes calls it an agricultural word, which could imply a substrate source.[1] Another suggestion is Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʷ- (“to feed”).[2]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰor.bɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰorˈbe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸorˈβi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /forˈvi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /forˈvi/

Noun

φορβή • (phorbḗ) f (genitive φορβῆς); first declension (Homeric)

(Homeric) forage, fodder, food, booty

Inflection

First declension of φορβή; φορβῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	φορβή phorbḗ	φορβᾱ́ phorbā́	φορβαί phorbaí
Genitive	φορβῆς phorbês	φορβαῖν / φορβαῖῐν / φορβῇῐν phorbaî(i)n / phorbêiin	φορβᾱ́ων / φορβέ͜ων / φορβῶν phorbā́ōn / phorbé͜ōn / phorbôn
Dative	φορβῇ phorbêi	φορβαῖν / φορβαῖῐν / φορβῇῐν phorbaî(i)n / phorbêiin	φορβῇσῐ / φορβῇσῐν / φορβῇς / φορβαῖς phorbêisi(n) / phorbêis / phorbaîs
Accusative	φορβήν phorbḗn	φορβᾱ́ phorbā́	φορβᾱ́ς phorbā́s
Vocative	φορβή phorbḗ	φορβᾱ́ phorbā́	φορβαί phorbaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

εὔφορβος (eúphorbos), Εὔφορβος (Eúphorbos)
ἱπποφορβός (hippophorbós)

References

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
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, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, page 440 of 438–447

“φορβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“φορβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
φορβή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
“φορβή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- booty idem, page 89.
- food idem, page 333.
- prey idem, page 639.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[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, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, page 440 of 438–447