Γοβρύας

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 (g-u-b-ru-u-v /⁠Gaubᵃruva⁠/), possibly meaning “chewing cattle” or “having cattle (or beef) for food”.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Γοβρύᾱς (Gobrúāsm (genitive Γοβρύου); first declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian, equivalent to English Gobryas

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Γοβρύας (Govrýas)
  • Latin: Gobryās

References

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Further reading

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  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011