πρωτοτόκος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

πρῶτος (prôtos, first) +‎ τίκτω (tíktō, to beget) +‎ -ος (-os), with an active meaning. Compare the proparoxytonic form πρωτότοκος (prōtótokos), with a passive meaning.

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Adjective[edit]

πρωτοτόκος (prōtotókosm or f (neuter πρωτοτόκον); second declension

  1. (of a mother) having her firstborn

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