αποσβήνω
Greek
Alternative forms
- αποσβένω (aposvéno)
Etymology
απο- (apo-) + σβήνω (svíno, “to extinguish”)
Verb
αποσβήνω • (aposvíno) (past απόσβησα, passive —)
- to erase, expunge, obliterate
- (finance) to amortise (UK), amortize (US), depreciate, write-off
- Coordinate term: αποσβεννύω (aposvennýo, “pay off”)
- to extinguish, quench
- Synonym: αποσβεννύω (aposvennýo)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- απόσβεση f (apósvesi, “payment, depreciation”)
- αποσβεστέος (aposvestéos, “redeemable”, adjective)
- αποσβεστήρας m (aposvestíras, “attenuator, damper”)
- αποσβεστικός (aposvestikós, “depreciation”, adjective)
- and see: σβήνω (svíno, “to extinguish, to erase”)