βλασταίνω

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Greek

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Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek βλασταίνω (blastaínō) from the Ancient Greek βλαστ(άνω) (blast(ánō), bud, sprout, grow) + -αίνω (-aíno), a metaplasm of the suffix based on the past stem βλαστησ-. Doublet of βλαστάνω (vlastáno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vlaˈste.no/
  • Hyphenation: βλα‧σταί‧νω

Verb

βλασταίνω (vlastaíno) (past βλάστησα, passive —)

  1. sprout, bud
  2. (figurative) give birth, produce

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