βόσκω

See also: βοσκώ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₃- (“feed, tend”) with inchoative suffix -σκω (-skō). Cognates include βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) and Lithuanian gúotas (“herd”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βόσκω • (bóskō)

  1. (of herdsmen) feed, tend
    1. (generally) feed, nourish, support, maintain, keep
  2. (passive, of cattle) feed, graze
    1. (figuratively) to be fed or nurtured

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: βόσκω (vósko)

References

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek βόσκω (bóskō, “to feed, to graze”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvo.sko/
  • Hyphenation: βό‧σκω

Verb

βόσκω • (vósko) (past βόσκησα, passive βόσκομαι, p‑past βοσκήθηκα, ppp βοσκημένος)

  1. (transitive) graze

Conjugation

  • αβόσκητος (avóskitos, “ungrazed”)
  • βοσκή f (voskí, “pasture, grass”)
  • βόσκημα n (vóskima, “grazing”)
  • βόσκηση f (vóskisi, “grazing”)
  • βοσκήσιμος (voskísimos, “suitable for pasture”)
  • βοσκόπουλο m (voskópoulo, “shepherd boy”)
  • βοσκός m (voskós, “shepherd”) & compounds
  • βοσκοτόπι n (voskotópi, “pasture”)
  • βοσκότοπος m (voskótopos, “pasture”)
  • υποβόσκω (ypovósko, “underlie secretely -negative sense-”) (formal)
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