Ancient Greek edit

Etymology 1 edit

Unknown. This verb seems to point to a stem *pris-, perhaps older *pri-. It may correlate with πείρω (peírō, to pierce), however the value of this comparison is yet unclear. Further etymological comparison has proven fruitless; the link with Albanian prish (to spoil, break, destroy) is uncertain, while others assume an onomatopoeic origin.

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πρῑ́ω (prī́ō)

  1. to saw
    1. (surgery) to trephine
  2. (of teeth, pathology) to grind or gnash
    1. (generally) to bite
    2. (of syllables) to cut off
  3. to seize as with the teeth, to grip, to grind fast
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Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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πρῐ́ω (príō)

  1. (Epic) second-person singular aorist middle indicative unaugmented of ὠνέομαι (ōnéomai)
  2. second-person singular aorist middle imperative of ὠνέομαι (ōnéomai)