φτύνω

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō) with addition of a nasal infix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfti.no/
  • Hyphenation: φτύ‧νω

Verb

φτύνω (ftýno) (past έφτυσα, passive φτύνομαι)

  1. to spit, spit out, spit at

Conjugation

  • and see: πτύω (ptýo, spit) (formal) for stem πτυ-

See also

Further reading

  • φτύνω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998