Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *pnew-. Cognates include Old English fnēosan (English sneeze).

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πνέω (pnéō)

  1. to blow
  2. to breathe
    1. (with accusative) to breathe out
    2. breathe in, smell
  3. (of perceptible breathing)
  4. to breathe, live
  5. (figuratively, with cognate accusative) to breathe forth
    1. to speak

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Descendants edit

  • Greek: πνέω (pnéo)

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Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpne.o/
  • Hyphenation: πνέ‧ω

Verb edit

πνέω (pnéo) (past έπνευσα, passive —)

  1. to blow

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

  • πνέω μένεα (pnéo ménea, I am very angry -literlly: I breathe heavily from wrath-)
  • πνέω τα λοίσθια (pnéo ta loísthia, to breathe one's last)

Related terms edit

From stems πνε-, πνευσ-, πνευμ- and πνο-