γαμβρός
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- γαβρός (gabrós), γαμρός (gamrós), γαββρός (gabbrós), γαμερός (gamerós)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate with Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (zāmātar).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡam.brós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡamˈbros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣamˈbros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣamˈbros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣamˈbros/
Noun
γαμβρός • (gambrós) m (genitive γαμβροῦ); second declension
- son-in-law
- brother-in-law
- father-in-law
- bridegroom
- in general, any connection by marriage
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γαμβρός ho gambrós |
τὼ γαμβρώ tṑ gambrṓ |
οἱ γαμβροί hoi gambroí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γαμβροῦ toû gambroû |
τοῖν γαμβροῖν toîn gambroîn |
τῶν γαμβρῶν tôn gambrôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γαμβρῷ tōî gambrōî |
τοῖν γαμβροῖν toîn gambroîn |
τοῖς γαμβροῖς toîs gambroîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γαμβρόν tòn gambrón |
τὼ γαμβρώ tṑ gambrṓ |
τοὺς γαμβρούς toùs gambroús | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γαμβρέ gambré |
γαμβρώ gambrṓ |
γαμβροί gambroí | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | γαμβρός gambrós |
γαμβρώ gambrṓ |
γαμβροί gambroí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | γαμβροῦ / γαμβροῖο / γαμβρόο gambroû / gambroîo / gambróo |
γαμβροῖν / γαμβροῖῐν gambroî(ĭ)n |
γαμβρῶν gambrôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | γαμβρῷ gambrōî |
γαμβροῖν / γαμβροῖῐν gambroî(ĭ)n |
γαμβροῖς / γαμβροῖσῐ / γαμβροῖσῐν gambroîs / gambroîsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | γαμβρόν gambrón |
γαμβρώ gambrṓ |
γαμβρούς gambroús | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γαμβρέ gambré |
γαμβρώ gambrṓ |
γαμβροί gambroí | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Descendants
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γαμβρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 259
Further reading
- “γαμβρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “γαμβρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “γαμβρός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- γαμβρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γαμβρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- γαμβρός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “γαμβρός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- brother-in-law idem, page 101.
- father-in-law idem, page 310.
- kinsman idem, page 470.
- relation idem, page 689.
- son-in-law idem, page 793.
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γαμβρός (gambrós). Compare to γαμπρός (gamprós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣamˈvɾos/
- Hyphenation: γαɱ‧βρός
Noun
γαμβρός • (gamvrós) m (plural γαμβροί)
- (obsolete) dated form of γαμπρός (gamprós), used in few learned compounds
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γαμβρός (gamvrós) | γαμβροί (gamvroí) |
| genitive | γαμβρού (gamvroú) | γαμβρών (gamvrón) |
| accusative | γαμβρό (gamvró) | γαμβρούς (gamvroús) |
| vocative | γαμβρέ (gamvré) | γαμβροί (gamvroí) |
Related terms
Further reading
- Words with γαμβρός - Anastasiadi-Symeonidi, Anna (2003). Αντίστροφο λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής. The Reverse Index of Modern Greek @greek-language.gr