φυσητήρ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φῡσάω (phūsáō, to blow) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φῡσητήρ (phūsētḗrm (genitive φῡσητῆρος); third declension

  1. blowpipe or tube, an instrument for blowing
  2. bellows
  3. one who blows a pipe or bellows
  4. kind of whale
  5. blowhole or spiracle of whales

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: φυσητήρας (fysitíras)
  • Latin: physetēr

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