πρίω

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Unknown. This verb seems to point to a stem *pris-, perhaps older *pri-. It may correlate with πείρω (peírō, to pierce), however the value of this comparison is yet unclear. Further etymological comparison has proven fruitless; the link with Albanian prish (to spoil, break, destroy) is uncertain, while others assume an onomatopoeic origin.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πρῑ́ω • (prī́ō)

  1. to saw
    1. (surgery) to trephine
  2. (of teeth, pathology) to grind or gnash
    1. (generally) to bite
    2. (of syllables) to cut off
  3. to seize as with the teeth, to grip, to grind fast
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ἀποπρῑ́ω (apoprī́ō)
  • δῐᾰπρῑ́ω (diaprī́ō)
  • ἐνπρῑ́ω (enprī́ō)
  • πρισμός (prismós)
  • πρίσμᾰ (prísma)
  • πρῖσῐς (prîsis)
  • πρῐστήρ (pristḗr)
  • πρῐ́στης (prístēs)
  • πρῐστός (pristós)
  • πρῐστῐκός (pristikós)
  • πρῐ́στῐς (prístis)
  • πρῑ́ων (prī́ōn)
  • πρῑ́ωσῐς (prī́ōsis)

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πρῐ́ω • (príō)

  1. (Epic) second-person singular aorist middle indicative unaugmented of ὠνέομαι (ōnéomai)
  2. second-person singular aorist middle imperative of ὠνέομαι (ōnéomai)
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