πνέω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (to breathe, sneeze). Cognates include Old English fnēosan (English sneeze).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πνέω (pnéō)

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

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πνέω (pnéo)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πνέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1213-4

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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πνέω (pnéo) (past έπνευσα, passive —)

  1. to blow

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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