πρίω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. This verb seems to point to a stem *pris-, perhaps older *pri-. It may correlate with πείρω (peírō, to pierce), however the value of this comparison is yet unclear. Further etymological comparison has proven fruitless; the link with Albanian prish (to spoil, break, destroy) is uncertain, while others assume an onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πρῑ́ω (prī́ō)

  1. to saw
    1. (surgery) to trephine
  2. (of teeth, pathology) to grind or gnash
    1. (generally) to bite
    2. (of syllables) to cut off
  3. to seize as with the teeth, to grip, to grind fast

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀποπρῑ́ω (apoprī́ō)
  • δῐᾰπρῑ́ω (diaprī́ō)
  • ἐνπρῑ́ω (enprī́ō)
  • πρῖσῐς (prîsis)
  • πρίσμᾰ (prísma)
  • πρισμός (prismós)
  • πρῐστήρ (pristḗr)
  • πρῐ́στης (prístēs)
  • πρῐστῐκός (pristikós)
  • πρῐ́στῐς (prístis)
  • πρῐστός (pristós)
  • πρῑ́ων (prī́ōn)
  • πρῑ́ωσῐς (prī́ōsis)

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