τρέφω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • τρᾰ́φω (tráphō) Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō with deaspiration of the /tʰ/ to /t/ by Grassmann's law everywhere except in forms where the /pʰ/ has been deaspirated to /p/ by a following consonant (future, first aorist, perfect middle). According to Beekes, Pre-Greek substratum word. Within Indo-European it is usually compared to Lithuanian drìbti (to fall down in flakes) and drė̃bti (to throw a thick fluid) but with unclear semantic connection, as well as expressions for "dregs" in Celtic, Germanic and Slavic, linking it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ-.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τρέφω • (tréphō)

  1. to make to grow, to increase, bring up, breed, rear (especially of children)
    1. (of slaves, cattle, etc.) to rear and keep, raise
    2. to tend, cherish
    3. (of parts of the body) to let grown, cherish, foster
    4. (poetic, of earth and sea) to breed, produce, teem with
    5. (poetic) to have within oneself, to contain, keep, have
  2. to maintain, support
    1. (in historical writers) to maintain an army
    2. (of land) to feed, maintain one
  3. to bring up, rear, educate
  4. to thicken, congeal, curdle

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνατρέφω (anatréphō)
  • ἀντεκτρέφω (antektréphō)
  • ἀντιτρέφω (antitréphō)
  • ἀποτρέφω (apotréphō)
  • βουτρόφος (boutróphos)
  • διατρέφω (diatréphō)
  • ἐκτρέφω (ektréphō)
  • ἐντρέφω (entréphō)
  • ἐπανατρέφω (epanatréphō)
  • ἐπιτρέφω (epitréphō)
  • θρεπτός (threptós)
  • θρεπτῐκός (threptikós)
  • ἰχθυοτρόφος (ikhthuotróphos)
  • λῐπᾰρότροφος (liparótrophos)
  • μετατρέφω (metatréphō)
  • ὀλιγότροφος (oligótrophos)
  • παρατρέφω (paratréphō)
  • περιτρέφω (peritréphō)
  • πολύτροφος (polútrophos)
  • προσανατρέφω (prosanatréphō)
  • προστρέφω (prostréphō)
  • προτρέφω (protréphō)
  • προϋποτρέφω (proüpotréphō)
  • συμπαρατρέφω (sumparatréphō)
  • συνανατρέφω (sunanatréphō)
  • συνδιατρέφω (sundiatréphō)
  • συνεκτρέφω (sunektréphō)
  • συντρέφω (suntréphō)
  • τεθρῐπποτρόφος (tethrippotróphos)
  • τρόφος (tróphos)
  • ὑποτρέφω (hupotréphō)
  • ψῡχοτρόφος (psūkhotróphos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō), probably from Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾe.fo/
  • Hyphenation: τρέ‧φω

Verb

τρέφω • (tréfo) (past έθρεψα, passive τρέφομαι, ppast τράφηκα, ppp θρεμμένος)

  1. (transitive) to feed, nourish, maintain
  2. (intransitive) to heal, be raised

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • θρέψη f (thrépsi)
  • θρέψιμο n (thrépsimo)
  • θρεπτός (threptós)
  • τροφέας m (troféas)
  • τροφή f (trofí, food)
  • -τροφία f (-trofía, breeding of)
  • τροφικός (trofikós, of food)
  • τρόφιμο n (trófimo, food)
  • τρόφιμος m (trófimos, inmate; boarder)
  • τροφοδοσία f (trofodosía, supply)
  • τροφοδότης m (trofodótis, supplier)
  • τροφοδοτώ (trofodotó, I supply)
  • -τρόφος m or f (-trófos, breeder of)
compounds of the verb
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