βρύση

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek βρύση (brúsē),[1] from earlier, or Hellenistic Koine Greek βρύσις (brúsis, “bubbling up”),[2] formed from βρῡ́ω (brū́ō, “abound”) invoking its later sense of "burst, gush". See also βρύο (vrýo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɾi.si/
  • Hyphenation: βρύ‧ση

Noun

βρύση • (vrýsi) f (plural βρύσες)

  1. tap, faucet or public water source

Declension

Declension of βρύση
singular plural
nominative βρύση (vrýsi) βρύσες (vrýses)
genitive βρύσης (vrýsis) βρυσών (vrysón)
accusative βρύση (vrýsi) βρύσες (vrýses)
vocative βρύση (vrýsi) βρύσες (vrýses)

Derived terms

  • βρυσάκι f (vrysáki, diminutive form)
  • βρυσομάνα f (vrysomána, “spring, fountainhead”)
  • βρυσούλα f (vrysoúla, “tap, small spring”, diminutive form)
  • νερό της βρύσης n (neró tis vrýsis, “tap water”) (expression)

See also

References

  1. ^ βρύση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ The template Template:R:Babiniotis 2010 does not use the parameter(s): 
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Further reading

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