adelphós

adelphós uhel.-grie. ἀδελφός

From Proto-Hellenic *əgʷelpʰós, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ó-s (“one/same womb”), from *gʷelbʰ- (“womb”), equivalent to ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) +‎ δελφύς(delphús, “womb”). The initial /h/ is lost due to Grassmann's Law. Cognate to Sanskrit सगर्भ्य (ságarbhya, “brother”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /a.del.pʰós/ → /a.ðelˈɸos/ → /a.ðelˈfos/

Noun

ἀδελφός • (adelphós) m (genitive ἀδελφοῦ); second declension

1. brother, male sibling [ quotations ▼]