ὀρύσσω

See also: ορύσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ὀρύττω (orúttō)Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *orúťťō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (to dig up, grub). Cognate with Latin runcō.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀρῠ́σσω • (orŭ́ssō)

  1. (transitive) to dig
    Synonyms: λᾰχαίνω (lăkhaínō), σκᾰ́πτω (skắptō)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ἀνορύσσω (anorússō)
  • κατορύσσω (katorússō)
  • ὄρυγμα (órugma)
  • ὀρυγμός (orugmós)
  • ὄρυξις (óruxis)

Descendants

  • Greek: ορύσσω (orýsso)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὀρύσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1113

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