σβέννυμι
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) I quench, extinguish, put out
- (passive) I am quenched, I go out
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes- (extinguish, quench, quell).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)gʷes-
Gloss
extinguish, quench, quell
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- subjugāre Latin
- *(s)gʷes- Proto-Indo-European
- जासयति Sanskrit
- anbhás Irish
- bás Irish
- básaigh Irish
- básamhail Irish
- báseolaíocht Irish
- básmhar Irish
- neamhbhásmhar Irish
- *gasìti Proto-Slavic
- *gàsnǫti Proto-Slavic
- σβήνω Greek (modern)
- dzēst Latvian
- gaist Latvian
- shuaj Albanian
- *ȷ́āsáyati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- bás Middle Irish
- *gais- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- σβήνω gkm