πνέω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pnew-. Cognates include Old English fnēosan (English sneeze).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πνέω (pnéō)

  1. I blow
  2. to breathe
    1. (with accusative) I breathe out
    2. breathe in, smell
  3. (of perceptible breathing)
  4. I breathe, live
  5. (figuratively, with cognate accusative) I breathe forth
    1. I speak

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: πνέω (pnéo)

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpne.o/
  • Hyphenation: πνέ‧ω

Verb

πνέω (pnéo) (past έπνευσα, passive —)

  1. blow

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • πνέω μένεα (pnéo ménea, I am very angry -literlly: I breathe heavily from wrath-)
  • πνέω τα λοίσθια (pnéo ta loísthia, to breathe one's last)

Compounds and their derivatives:

From stems πνε-, πνευσ-, πνευμ- and πνο-

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