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

Further reading

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