μυρίζω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō), from μύρον (múron, sweet juice or oil; muron) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō, verbal suffix).[1]

Verb

μυρίζω • (myrízo) (past μύρισα, passive μυρίζομαι)

  1. (transitive) to smell, sense a smell
  2. (intransitive) to smell, have a particular smell
  3. (intransitive) to smell bad or good

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • μυρίζει μπαρούτι (myrízei baroúti, to smell trouble)
  • (idiom): μυρίζω τα νύχια μου (myrízo ta nýchia mou, not able to see the future or read minds, to not know) (e.g., how should I know?)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μύρον (> DER > 3. Verbs: μυρίζω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 983