πνέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πνείω (pneíō) Poetic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pnew-. Cognates include Old English fnēosan (English sneeze).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πνέω (pnéō)

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

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • πνεῦμᾰ (pneûma)
  • πνεύμων (pneúmōn)
  • πνεῦσῐς (pneûsis)
  • πνευστιάω (pneustiáō)
  • πνευστῐκός (pneustikós)
  • πνοή (pnoḗ)

Descendants

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō).

Verb

πνέω (pnéo) (simple past έπνευσα)

  1. blow

Conjugation

Derived terms

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