σβήνω

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek σβήνω, from Ancient Greek σβέννυμι (sbénnumi) through its aorist 3rd plural ἔσβησαν (ésbēsan) creating the new verb σβήνω in the pattern of ἔλυσα (élusa, (singular) I untied) > modern λύνω (lýno).[1] The proscribed spelling σβύνω (svýno), from a dated etymology through σβεννύω (sbennúō), a variant of σβέννυμι.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzvi.no/
  • Hyphenation: σβή‧νω

Verb

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σβήνω (svíno) (past έσβησα, passive σβήνομαι, p‑past σβήστηκα, ppp σβησμένος)

  1. Ι put out, extinguish (candle, fire, cigarette)
  2. Ι blow out (candle)
  3. to turn off, switch off (light, radio, etc)
  4. to erase, rub out (error)
  5. to slake, quench (thirst)
  6. to stall (car)
  7. (euphemistic) to die, expire

Conjugation

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ σβήνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ σβήνω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre