βράσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βρᾰ́ττω (bráttō) Attic

Etymology

Unknown. Bezzenberger connected the word with Latvian murdēt (to boil up) and Lithuanian mùrdau. However, this is uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βρᾰ́σσω • (brássō)

  1. (of the sea) to shake violently, throw up
  2. to boil, seethe
    Synonyms: ἕψω (hépsō), ζέω (zéō)
  3. to winnow grain

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνᾰβρᾰ́σσω (anabrássō)
  • βρᾰ́σμα (brásma)
  • βρᾰσμός (brasmós)
  • βρᾰσμᾰτῐ́ᾱς (brasmatíās)
  • βρᾰστήρ (brastḗr)
  • βρᾰ́στης (brástēs)
  • βρᾰ́σῐς (brásis)
  • ἐκβρᾰ́σσω (ekbrássō)
  • ἐμβρᾰ́σσω (embrássō)
  • προσβρᾰ́σσω (prosbrássō)

Further reading

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