φράζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Seems to go back to a stem *φραδ-. Might be related to φρήν (phrḗn, wits, will).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φρᾰ́ζω • (phrázō)

  1. to make known, point out, intimate, show
  2. to tell, declare
  3. to explain, interpret
  4. to counsel, advise, suggest, bid, order
  5. (middle voice) to think, consider, ponder, muse
  6. (middle voice) to devise, plan, design, intend
  7. (middle voice) to think, suppose, believe, imagine that
  8. (middle voice) to remark, perceive, notice
  9. (middle voice) to come to know, learn, become acquainted with, see, understand
  10. (middle voice) to observe, watch, guard
  11. (middle voice) to mind, heed, take care, beware of

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φράζομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1588

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek φράζω (phrázō) from Ancient Greek φράσσω (phrássō) or φράττω (phráttō) from past tense ‑αξα to present ‑άζω, in the pattern of στάζω (stázō), ἔσταξα (éstaxa, I dripped).

Unrelated to the ancient φράζω (phrázō, tell, explain). Stems φρακ-, φραγ- unrelated to φρακάρω (frakáro) or φράξια (fráxia) (see Related terms).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfra.zo/
  • Hyphenation: φρά‧ζω

Verb

φράζω • (frázo) (past έφραξα, passive φράζομαι, ppast φράχτηκα, ppp φραγμένος)

  1. (transitive) to fence
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to block, obstruct, clog
    Έφραξε ο νεροχύτης.
    Éfraxe o nerochýtis.
    The sink clogged up.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (formal): φράσσω (frásso), εμφράσσω (emfrásso)

(fence): περιφράσσω (perifrásso), περικλείω (perikleío) (block): εμποδίζω (empodízo) (clog): βουλώνω (voulóno)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of clog): ξεβουλώνω (xevoulóno), αποφράζω (apofrázo), αποφράσσω (apofrásso) (formal)

References

  1. φράζω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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