παράφερνα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-, beside) + φερνή (phernḗ, a dowry)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰράφερνᾰ • (parápherna) n pl (genitive πᾰρᾰφέρνων); second declension

  1. the goods which a bride brings over and above her dowry

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