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φέρω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti. Cognates include Old English beran (English bear), Latin ferō, Sanskrit भरति (bhárati), Old Armenian բերեմ (berem), and Albanian bie.

    The future paradigm οἴσω (oísō) is derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (to fetch). Cognates include Latin ūtor (to use).

    The aorist ἤνεγκα (ḗnenka, I brought) is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ne-h₁n̥ḱe-, from earlier *h₁é-h₁n̥ḱ-e-, reduplicated aorist of *h₁neḱ- (to take away). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic нести (nesti, to carry).

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    φέρω (phérō)

    1. to bring, bear, carry

    Usage notes

    Both φέρω (phérō) and ἄγω (ágō) mean “bring”, but φέρω (phérō) is used when the object is an inanimate object, while ἄγω (ágō) is used when the object is animate (a person or animal).

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: φέρνω (férno)
    • Mariupol Greek: феру (fjeru)

    References

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    Greek

    Alternative forms

    • φέρνω (férno, to carry something a distance)

    Etymology

    Learnedly taken from Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), from Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Compare the inherited form φέρνω (férno).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfe.ɾo/
    • Hyphenation: φέ‧ρω

    Verb

    φέρω (féro) (past έφερα, passive φέρομαι)

    1. to bear, carry (decoration, injuries, scars)

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Compounds of the verb -and see their derivatives-
    Other related words -and see their derivatives-
    • αυτόφωρο n (aftóforo, allday court sitting)
    • φαρέτρα f (farétra)
    • φερέγγυος (feréngyos)
    • φέρελπις (férelpis)
    • φέρετρο n (féretro, coffin)
    • φερέφωνο n (feréfono)
    • φέρομαι (féromai, to behave) (passive equivalent)
    • φερτός (fertós, redeposited, transferred)
    • φερώνυμος (ferónymos)
    • φορά n (forá, impetus; time: occurrence)
    • φοράω (foráo, I wear), φορώ (foró)
    • φορείο n (foreío, stretcher)
    • φόρος m (fóros, tax, tribute)
    • -φόρος (-fóros, carrier)
    • φόρτος m (fórtos, burden)
    • -φορώ (-foró, suffix for verbs)

    Verb

    φέρω (féro)

    1. first-person singular dependent of φέρνω (férno)
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