φορτίον
Alt. φορτίον, ου, τό,
Etym. φόρτος
1. "a load, burden", Ar., Xen.
2. "a ship's freight or lading", Lycurg.: in pl. "wares, merchandise", Hes., Hdt., attic
3. of "a child in the womb", Xen.
4. metaph., φ. ἄρασθαι to take "a heavy burden" upon one, Dem.
Etym. Dim. only in form.