ψύχω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰes-, with cognates including Sanskrit भस्त्रा (bhástrā, bellows) and Albanian badër. Beekes argues for a Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "pregrc" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF. origin.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ψῡ́χω (psū́khō)

  1. I breathe, blow
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.440:
      but Athene with a breath turned it back from glorious Achilles, breathing' full lightly
  2. I chill, make cold
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.104.3:
      καὶ τὸ ἀπὸ τούτου ἀπιὼν ἐπὶ μᾶλλον ψύχει
      kaì tò apò toútou apiṑn epì mâllon psúkhei
      as day declines [the sun] makes it ever cooler
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 4.181.4:
      παρέρχονται τε μέσαι νύκτες καὶ ψύχεται μέχρι ἐς ἠῶ
      parérkhontai te mésai núktes kaì psúkhetai mékhri es ēô
      after midnight it becomes cooler until dawn
    1. I cool, refresh
    2. (passive voice, figuratively) I am frigid
  3. (transitive) I dry
    • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cynegeticus 5.3:
      ποιοῦσι δύσοσμον, ἕως ἂν ψυχθῇ
      poioûsi dúsosmon, héōs àn psukhthêi
      [storms] make the earth bad for scent until it dries

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