οὐρέω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *eworhéyō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wors-éye-ti (to make it rain), from *h₂wers-.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

οὐρέω (ouréō)

  1. to make water, urinate
  2. to pass with the water
  3. to act as diuretic

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ουρώ (ouró)

References

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

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