σπρώχνω

Greek

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek σπρώχνω (sprṓkhnō), from Ancient Greek προωθῶ (proōthô) / προωθέω (proōthéō, push forward, propel) by liaison with pronouns, or from an unattested ancient *εἰσπροωθῶ (*eisproōthô).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɾo.xno/
  • Hyphenation: σπρώ‧χνω

Verb

σπρώχνω (spróchno) (past έσπρωξα, passive σπρώχνομαι)

  1. (transitive) push
  2. (transitive) drive
  3. (intransitive) push

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • σπρωξιά f (sproxiá, push)
  • σπρωξίδι n (sproxídi, pushing)
  • σπρώξιμο n (spróximo, push)

See also

  • vernacular pronunciation: σμπρώχνω (smpróchno), ζμπρώχνω (zmpróchno)

References

  1. σπρώχνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), σπρώχνω”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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