πτάρνυμαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Presumably imitative or from a Proto-Indo-European root connected to Polish kichać, Russian чихать (čixatʹ), Lithuanian čiáudėti, Sanskrit क्षु (kṣu), Breton strevia and Latin sternuo (I sneeze).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πτᾰ́ρνῠμαι • (ptárnumai)

  1. to sneeze

Conjugation

The present tense πταίρω (ptaírō) also occurs.

References

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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