εὑρίσκω

See also: ευρίσκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Inchoative form (inchoative suffix -σκω (-skō)) of an assumed primary verb εὑρω (heurō) and assumed cognate εὑρέω (heuréō), which donated all the tense forms save the present and the imperfect. The exact formation of the word's root is unclear, appearing to be a reduplicative of a Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁- (to find). Cognate with Old Irish ·fúar (preterite of fo·gaib (to find)) and Oscan ϝουρουστ (wouroust), as well as possibly Old Church Slavonic обрѣсти (obrěsti, to find), Old Armenian գերեմ (gerem, to capture,take prisoner).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

εὑρῐ́σκω • (heurĭ́skō)

  1. to happen upon by chance, find
  2. to find out, discover
  3. to acquire, fetch, obtain

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνευρίσκω (aneurískō)
  • ἀντεφευρίσκω (antepheurískō)
  • ἀφευρίσκω (apheurískō)
  • ἐνευρίσκω (eneurískō)
  • ἐξανευρίσκω (exaneurískō)
  • ἐξευρίσκω (exeurískō)
  • ἐπεξευρίσκω (epexeurískō)
  • εὕρεσις (heúresis)
  • εὑρετέος (heuretéos)
  • εὑρετής (heuretḗs)
  • εὑρετικός (heuretikós)
  • εὕρετις (heúretis)
  • εὑρετός (heuretós)
  • εὕρετρα (heúretra)
  • εὕρημα (heúrēma)
  • ἐφευρίσκω (epheurískō)
  • καθευρίσκω (katheurískō)
  • παρεξευρίσκω (parexeurískō)
  • παρευρίσκω (pareurískō)
  • προεξευρίσκω (proexeurískō)
  • προσανευρίσκω (prosaneurískō)
  • προσεξευρίσκω (prosexeurískō)
  • προσεπεξευρίσκω (prosepexeurískō)
  • προσευρίσκω (proseurískō)
  • συνεξευρίσκω (sunexeurískō)
  • συνευρίσκω (suneurískō)
  • ὑπερευρίσκω (hupereurískō)

Descendants

  • Greek: βρίσκω (vrísko)
  • Mariupol Greek: ври́шку (vríšku)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εὑρίσκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 482-3

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