φορβή

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰorgʷā́ and cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀣 (po-qa /⁠pʰorgʷā⁠/); equivalent to φέρβω (phérbō, “to feed”) +‎ -η (-ē, abstract noun suffix). The first element is of unknown origin; Beekes calls it an agricultural word, which could imply a substrate source.^[1] Another suggestion is Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʷ- (“to feed”).^[2]

φορβή • (phorbḗ) f (genitive φορβῆς); first declension (Homeric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	φορβή phorbḗ	φορβᾱ́ phorbā́	φορβαί phorbaí
Genitive	φορβῆς phorbês	φορβαῖν / φορβαῖῐν / φορβῇῐν phorbaî(i)n / phorbêiin	φορβᾱ́ων / φορβέ͜ων / φορβῶν phorbā́ōn / phorbé͜ōn / phorbôn
Dative	φορβῇ phorbêi	φορβαῖν / φορβαῖῐν / φορβῇῐν phorbaî(i)n / phorbêiin	φορβῇσῐ / φορβῇσῐν / φορβῇς / φορβαῖς phorbêisi(n) / phorbêis / phorbaîs
Accusative	φορβήν phorbḗn	φορβᾱ́ phorbā́	φορβᾱ́ς phorbā́s
Vocative	φορβή phorbḗ	φορβᾱ́ phorbā́	φορβαί phorbaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φέρβω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1561-2
^ Weiss, Michael (2018) “Limited Latin Grassmann's Law: Do We Need It?”, in Dieter Gunkel, Stephanie W. Jamison, Angelo O. Mercado and Kazuhiko Yoshida, editors, Vina Diem Celebrent: Studies in Linguistics and Philology in Honor of Brent Vine‎^[1], Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, page 440 of 438–447

“φορβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“φορβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
φορβή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
“φορβή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- booty idem, page 89.
- food idem, page 333.
- prey idem, page 639.