τρύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From a zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *trewH- (to rub), and cognate with Proto-Slavic *tryti (idem), Lithuanian trūnė́ti (to spoil, putrefy, deacay).[1] The root is often taken as an extension of the more traditionally-reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub, pierce), though this appears uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τρῡ́ω • (trū́ō)

  1. to rub down, wear out

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Translingual: Xylotrya

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρύω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1514

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