ρεύομαι

Greek

Alternative forms

  • ρεύγομαι (révgomai) (vernacular)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐρεύγομαι (ereúgomai) through the aorist ἐρεύχθην (ereúkhthēn) to the Byzantine Greek ἐρεύτην (ereútēn) and present tense with -ομαι.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾe.vo.me/
  • Hyphenation: ρεύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

ρεύομαι • (révomai) deponent (past ρεύτηκα)

  1. to burp, belch
    Μη ρεύεσαι έτσι δυνατά!
    Mi révesai étsi dynatá!
    Don't burp so loudly!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ρέψιμο n (répsimo, belch; exhaustion)

See also

  • ρέβω (révo, to wear out, to go to ruin), sometimes spelt ρεύω (révo)

References

  1. ^ ρεύομαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ ρεύομαι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre