φλίβω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps in some way related to flīgō (to strike down), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-; see the Latin for more cognates.[1] However, the exact reconstruction of the root is unclear.[2][3] The linguist Romain Garnier suggests that it could derive from an older perfect participle *πε-φλιγ-ϝώς (*pe-phlig-wṓs), which would ultimately derive from the same root.[4]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φλῑ́βω • (phlī́bō)

  1. synonym of θλίβω (thlíbō): to press, bruise

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φλίβω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1579
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “flīgō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 226
  3. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 88-89
  4. ^ Romain Garnier (22 August 2025), Jesús de la Villa, Araceli Striano, Rodrigo Verano, editor, Greek Verbs in -βω: A Survey[1], De Gruyter, →DOI, →ISBN, page 82

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