φράσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • φρᾰ́ττω (phrắttō)Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰrakʷjō, of unclear origin, with analysis complicated by the coexistence and apparent confluence of φρακ- (phrak-) and φαρκ- (phark-) in the verb's derivatives. The traditional connection with Latin farciō (to stuff, cram) and frequēns (crowded, frequent) and subsequent derivation from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (to crowd together) is quite uncertain.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φρᾰ́σσω • (phrắssō)

  1. to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify
  2. to put up as a fence
    1. (of dogs) put down one's tail
  3. to stop up, block
    1. (figuratively) to bar, stop

Conjugation

In Attic the rho and alpha are sometimes transposed (e.g. πέφαργμαι (péphargmai) for πέφραγμαι (péphragmai)).

Derived terms

  • ἀντιφράσσω (antiphrássō)
  • ἀποφράσσω (apophrássō)
  • ἄφαρκτος (ápharktos)
  • ἄφρακτος (áphraktos)
  • διαφραγμάτιον (diaphragmátion)
  • ἐμφράσσω (emphrássō)
  • ἐπιφράσσω (epiphrássō)
  • καταφράκτης (kataphráktēs)
  • περιφράκτης (periphráktēs)
  • περιφράσσω (periphrássō)
  • συμφράσσω (sumphrássō)
  • φαρκτός (pharktós)
  • φάρχμα (phárkhma)
  • φράγμα (phrágma)
  • φραγμός (phragmós)
  • φρακτεύω (phrakteúō)
  • φράκτης (phráktēs)
  • φρακτός (phraktós)
  • φράξις (phráxis)

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: φράζω (phrázō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φράσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1588

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