πιέζω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *pisd- (to squeeze), and cognate with Sanskrit पीडयति (pīḍáyati). The Indo-European root may be a d-extension of *peys- (to grind, crush), though such an enlargement is strange.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πῐέζω (pĭézō)

  1. (transitive) to squeeze
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to repress, stifle

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: πιάζω (piázō)
  • English: piezo-
  • Greek: πιέζω (piézo) (learned)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πιέζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1189

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πιέζω (piézō). Doublet of πιάνω (piáno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈe.zo/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧έ‧ζω

Verb

πιέζω (piézo) (past πίεσα, passive πιέζομαι)

  1. to press, squeeze
  2. (in the passive: figuratively) to be under pressure, stressed

Conjugation

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