γαμβρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γαβρός (gabrós), γαμρός (gamrós), γαββρός (gabbrós), γαμερός (gamerós)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Cognate with Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (zāmātar).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γαμβρός • (gambrós) m (genitive γαμβροῦ); second declension

  1. son-in-law
  2. brother-in-law
  3. father-in-law
  4. bridegroom
  5. in general, any connection by marriage

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: γαμπρός (gamprós)

Further reading

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)

  1. (obsolete) dated form of γαμπρός (gamprós), used in few learned compounds

Declension

  • νεόγαμβρος (neógamvros) / νιόγαμπρος m (niógampros, newly married man) /
  • εσώγαμβρος (esógamvros) σώγαμπρος m (sógampros, son-in-law who lives with his in-laws) /
  • and see: γαμπρός (gamprós)

Further reading

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