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ἱπποφορβός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The Mycenaean Greek cognate 𐀂𐀡𐀡𐀦𐀂 (i-po-po-qo-i, ἱπποφορβοῖς) points to Proto-Hellenic *ikkʷopʰorgʷós. Equivalent to ἵππος (híppos, horse) +‎ *φορβός (*phorbós, feeder), the second component from φέρβω (phérbō, to feed, nourish) +‎ -ός (-ós).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἱπποφορβός (hippophorbósm (genitive ἱπποφορβοῦ); second declension

  1. horsekeeper

Declension

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Further reading

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