γαμβρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡam.brós/ → /ɣamˈbros/ → /ɣamˈbros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡam.brós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡamˈbros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣamˈbros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣamˈbros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣamˈbros/

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

Second declension of ὁ γαμβρός; τοῦ γαμβροῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γαμβρός ho gambrós	τὼ γαμβρώ tṑ gambrṓ	οἱ γαμβροί hoi gambroí
Genitive	τοῦ γαμβροῦ toû gambroû	τοῖν γαμβροῖν toîn gambroîn	τῶν γαμβρῶν tôn gambrôn
Dative	τῷ γαμβρῷ tôi gambrôi	τοῖν γαμβροῖν toîn gambroîn	τοῖς γαμβροῖς toîs gambroîs
Accusative	τὸν γαμβρόν tòn gambrón	τὼ γαμβρώ tṑ gambrṓ	τοὺς γαμβρούς toùs gambroús
Vocative	γαμβρέ gambré	γαμβρώ gambrṓ	γαμβροί gambroí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of γαμβρός; γαμβροῦ (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	γαμβρός gambrós	γαμβρώ gambrṓ	γαμβροί gambroí
Genitive	γαμβροῦ / γαμβροῖο / γαμβρόο gambroû / gambroîo / gambróo	γαμβροῖῐν gambroîin	γαμβρῶν gambrôn
Dative	γαμβρῷ gambrôi	γαμβροῖῐν gambroîin	γαμβροῖσῐ / γαμβροῖσῐν / γαμβροῖς gambroîsi(n) / gambroîs
Accusative	γαμβρόν gambrón	γαμβρώ gambrṓ	γαμβρούς gambroús
Vocative	γαμβρέ gambré	γαμβρώ gambrṓ	γαμβροί gambroí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: γαμπρός (gamprós)

Further reading

• “γαμβρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γαμβρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “γαμβρός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γαμβρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γαμβρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• γαμβρός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “γαμβρός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • brother-in-law idem, page 101.
  • father-in-law idem, page 310.
  • kinsman idem, page 470.
  • relation idem, page 689.
  • son-in-law idem, page 793.

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

	singular	plural
nominative	γαμβρός (gamvrós)	γαμβροί (gamvroí)
genitive	γαμβρού (gamvroú)	γαμβρών (gamvrón)
accusative	γαμβρό (gamvró)	γαμβρούς (gamvroús)
vocative	γαμβρέ (gamvré)	γαμβροί (gamvroí)

Related terms

• 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

• Words with γαμβρός - Anastasiadi-Symeonidi, Anna (2003). Αντίστροφο λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής. The Reverse Index of Modern Greek @greek-language.gr