πνέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (to breathe, sneeze). Cognates include Old English fnēosan (English sneeze).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    πνέω • (pnéō)

    1. to blow
    2. to breathe
      1. (with accusative) to breathe out
      2. breathe in, smell
    3. (of perceptible breathing)
    4. to breathe, live
    5. (figuratively, with cognate accusative) to breathe forth
      1. to speak

    Inflection

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • ἀνᾰπνέω (anăpnéō)
    • ἀντῐπνέω (antĭpnéō)
    • ἄπνευστος (ápneustos)
    • ἀποπνέω (apopnéō)
    • δῐᾰπνέω (dĭăpnéō)
    • εἰσπνέω (eispnéō)
    • ἐκπνέω (ekpnéō)
    • ἐμπνέω (empnéō)
    • ἐπῐπνέω (epĭpnéō)
    • ἡδῠ́πνευστος (hēdŭ́pneustos)
    • ἡδῠ́πνοος (hēdŭ́pnoos)
    • θεόπνευστος (theópneustos)
    • κᾰτᾰπνέω (kătăpnéō)
    • μετᾰπνέω (metăpnéō)
    • νεόπνευστος (neópneustos)
    • πᾰρᾰπνέω (părăpnéō)
    • περιπνέω (peripnéō)
    • πνευμόρρωξ (pneumórrhōx)
    • προσπνέω (prospnéō)
    • πῠρίπνευστος (pŭrípneustos)
    • σῠμπνέω (sŭmpnéō)
    • ὑπερπνέω (huperpnéō)
    • ὑποπνέω (hupopnéō)

    Descendants

    • Greek: πνέω (pnéo)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πνέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1213-4

    Further reading

    Greek

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpne.o/
    • Hyphenation: πνέ‧ω

    Verb

    πνέω • (pnéo) (past έπνευσα, passive —)

    1. to blow

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • πνέω μένεα (pnéo ménea, I am very angry -literlly: I breathe heavily from wrath-)
    • πνέω τα λοίσθια (pnéo ta loísthia, to breathe one's last)
    From stems πνε-, πνευσ-, πνευμ- and πνο-
    • απνευστί (apnefstí, without stopping, adverb)
    • άπνοια f (ápnoia, stillness; without breath)
    • δύσπνοια f (dýspnoia, dyspnoea, breathlessness)
    • δυσπνοϊκός (dyspnoïkós, suffering from breathlessness)
    • θεόπνευστος (theópnefstos, inspired by God)
    • μακρόπνοος (makrópnoos, far-reaching)
    • μεγαλόπνευστος (megalópnefstos, of high inspiration)
    • ξέπνοος (xépnoos, breathless)
    • πνεύμα n (pnévma, spirit) & related
    • πνεύμονας m (pnévmonas, lung) & related
    • πνευστά n pl (pnefstá, wind instruments) (music)
    • πνευστός (pnefstós, functioning with air)
    • πνοή f (pnoḯ, breath; breeze) & related
    • σύμπνοια f (sýmpnoia)

    Further reading