φουσκώνω
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From φούσκα (foúska) + -ώνω (-óno).
Verb edit
φουσκώνω • (fouskóno) (past φούσκωσα)
- (transitive) to blow up, inflate, puff up
- (transitive, figuratively) to exaggerate
- (transitive, figuratively) to annoy
- (intransitive) to blow up, inflate, puff up
- (intransitive) to be out of breath
- (intransitive) to be bloated
Conjugation edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms edit
- αλεύρι που φουσκώνει n (alévri pou fouskónei, “self-raising flour”)
Further reading edit
- φουσκώνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.