σύρω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *twer- (to twirl, swirl).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σῡ́ρω • (sū́rō)

  1. to draw, drag, or trail along
  2. to drag by force, hale
  3. to sweep or carry away

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: σύρω (sýro) (learned)
  • Byzantine Greek: σύρνω (súrnō), σέρνω (sérnō)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῡ́ρω (sū́rō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.ro/
  • Hyphenation: σύ‧ρω

Verb

σύρω • (sýro) (past έσυρα, passive σύρομαι)

  1. (formal) to drag, Alternative form of σέρνω (sérno)
  2. to draw a line

Conjugation

Compounds (and see their derivatives)

  • ανασύρω (anasýro, pull out)
  • αποσύρω (aposýro, withdraw)
  • διασύρω (diasýro)
  • επισύρω (episýro)
  • παρασύρω (parasýro), παρασέρνω (parasérno)
  • συμπαρασύρω (symparasýro), συμπαρασέρνω (symparasérno)
  • alse see compounds of σέρνω (sérno)

Related words

Also related to

Probably related to

  • Σειρήνα f (Seirína, Siren) (mythology)
  • Σείριος m (Seírios, Sirius)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.