φυσάω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From φῦσα (phûsa, bellows) +‎ -άω (-áō, verbal suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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φῡσᾰ́ω (phūsáō)

  1. (intransitive) to blow, to puff
  2. (transitive) to blow out, to extinguish

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Greek: φυσάω (fysáo), φυσώ (fysó)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φῦσα (> DER > 9. > a. φυσάω)”, 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

Further reading

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From φυσ(ώ) (fys(ó)) + modern suffix -άω (-áo), inherited from Ancient Greek φυσῶ (phusô), contracted form of φυσάω (phusáō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiˈsa.o/
  • Hyphenation: φυ‧σά‧ω

Verb

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φυσάω (fysáo) / φυσώ (past φύσηξα/φύσησα, passive φυσιέμαι, p‑past φυσήχτηκα/φυσήθηκα, ppp φυσηγμένος / φυσημένος)

  1. (transitive) to blow (wind, nose, trumpet, etc)
    Φυσάω τη φλόγα του κεριού για να σβήσει.
    Fysáo ti flóga tou kerioú gia na svísei.
    I blow the flame of the candle to put it out.
  2. (intransitive) to blow
  3. (impersonal) to blow, to be windy
    Φυσάει πολύ σήμερα.Fysáei polý símera.It is very windy today (literally, “It blows very much”)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ φυσάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language