μυζάω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μῠ́ζω (mŭ́zō)
  • μῠζέω (mŭzéō)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; originally on the idea of making μῦ (, the “m” sound), evoking the idea of the lips being together.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μῠζᾰ́ω • (mŭzắō)

  1. to suck

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ᾰ̓μῠ́ζω (ămŭ́zō)
  • ᾰ̓πομῠζᾰ́ω (ăpomŭzắō)
  • δῐεκμῠζᾰ́ω (dĭekmŭzắō)
  • ἐκμῠζᾰ́ω (ekmŭzắō)
  • μῠ́ζησῐς (mŭ́zēsĭs)
  • μῠζητής (mŭzētḗs)
  • μῠ́ζουρῐς (mŭ́zourĭs)
  • μῠστῑλᾰ́ομαι (mŭstīlắomai)
  • μῠστῑλᾰ́ρῐον (mŭstīlắrĭon)
  • μῠστῑ́λη (mŭstī́lē)
  • μῠστρῐκός (mŭstrĭkós)
  • μῠστρῐ́ον (mŭstrĭ́on)
  • μῠστρῐοπώλης (mŭstrĭopṓlēs)
  • μῠστροθήκη (mŭstrothḗkē)
  • μῠ́στρον (mŭ́stron)
  • μῠ́στρος (mŭ́stros)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μύζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 975

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