πυκτεύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

πύκτης (púktēs) +‎ -εύω (-eúō).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πῠκτεύω • (pŭkteúō)

  1. to practice boxing, box, spar
  2. to strike with the fist, fight

For quotations using this term, see Citations:πυκτεύω.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • ? Greek: φούχτα (foúchta), χούφτα (choúfta)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πυγμή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1254:DER > line 8+10 > (πύκτης)...; -εύω [v.] 'to be a fist-fighter, have a fist-fight'

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