Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *pisd- (to squeeze), and cognate with Sanskrit पीडयति (pīḍáyati). The Indo-European root may be a d-extension of *peys- (to grind, crush), though such an enlargement is strange.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πῐέζω (piézō)

  1. (transitive) to squeeze
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to repress, stifle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Byzantine Greek: πιάζω (piázō)
  • English: piezo-
  • Greek: πιέζω (piézo) (learned)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πιέζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1189

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πιέζω (piézō). Doublet of πιάνω (piáno).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piˈe.zo/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧έ‧ζω

Verb

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πιέζω (piézo) (past πίεσα, passive πιέζομαι)

  1. to press, squeeze
  2. (in the passive: figuratively) to be under pressure, stressed

Conjugation

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