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Delphi

Oracle of Delphi on her tripod

Word root is

  • δελφύς (delphýs) - womb, uterus.

Related forms:

  • δελφύς - womb
  • δελφύος - genitive singular, “of the womb”
  • Δελφοί - Delphi, the place-name associated etymologically with δελφύς
  • ἀδελφός - brother, traditionally analyzed through the idea of sharing a womb

δελφύς , ύος, ἡ,
A.womb, Hp.Steril.222, Arist.HA510b13, Ath.9.375a:-Dor. δελφύα , ἡ, acc. to Greg.Cor.p.344S.