Greek edit

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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἐρεύγομαι (ereúgomai) through the aorist ἐρεύχθην (ereúkhthēn) to the Byzantine Greek ἐρεύτην (ereútēn) and present tense with -ομαι.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾe.vo.me/
  • Hyphenation: ρεύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb edit

ρεύομαι (révomai) deponent (past ρεύτηκα)

  1. to burp, belch
    Μη ρεύεσαι έτσι δυνατά!
    Mi révesai étsi dynatá!
    Don't burp so loudly!

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See also edit

  • ρέβω (révo, to wear out, to go to ruin), sometimes spelt ρεύω (révo)

References edit

  1. ^ ρεύομαιΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ ρεύομαι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre