φουσκώνω
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From φούσκα (foúska) + -ώνω (-óno).
Verb[edit]
φουσκώνω • (fouskóno) (past φούσκωσα)
- (transitive) to blow up, inflate, puff up
- (transitive, figuratively) to exaggerate
- (transitive, figuratively) to annoy
- (intransitive) to blow up, inflate, puff up
- (intransitive) to be out of breath
- (intransitive) to be bloated
Conjugation[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms[edit]
- αλεύρι που φουσκώνει n (alévri pou fouskónei, “self-raising flour”)
Further reading[edit]
- φουσκώνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.