πήγνυμι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πηγνύω (pēgnúō)
  • πήσσω (pḗssō)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Cognates include Latin pangō and Old English fōn (English fang).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πήγνῡμῐ (pḗgnūmi)

  1. I secure, stick in, fix on
    1. I fixate upon
  2. I fasten, put together, unite, build
  3. I make solid, stiffen, freeze, curdle
  4. (figuratively) I fix, establish, determine

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἅπαξ (hápax)
  • ἀπηξία (apēxía)
  • πᾰγερός (pagerós)
  • πάγη (págē)
  • πάγῐος (págios)
  • πᾰγίς (pagís)
  • πηγῠλίς (pēgulís)
  • πηκτῐκός (pēktikós)
  • πηκτός (pēktós)
  • πῆξῐς (pêxis)

References

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