φύσκη

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From φυσάω (phusáō, to blow, puff).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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φῠ́σκη (phúskēf (genitive φῠ́σκης); first declension

  1. (anatomy) large intestine
  2. blood pudding, sausage
  3. blister or weal on the hand
  4. gall on a plant

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φῦσα (> DER > 6. φύσκη )”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1599-600

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