βρύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Various theories have been suggested, including connection with Proto-Celtic *brusū or Latin frutex. None of them are convincing. Unknown.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 

Verb

βρῡ́ω • (brū́ō)

  1. to be full to bursting
    1. (with dative) to swell or teem with, especially of plants
    2. (with genitive) to be full of
    3. (absolute) to abound, grow luxuriantly
    4. (with accusative) to burst forth with, gush with
      • Anacreontea 47.2

Inflection

Mostly used in present

   Present: βρῡ́ω, βρῡ́ομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative βρῡ́ω βρῡ́εις βρῡ́ει βρῡ́ετον βρῡ́ετον βρῡ́ομεν βρῡ́ετε βρῡ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive βρῡ́ω βρῡ́ῃς βρῡ́ῃ βρῡ́ητον βρῡ́ητον βρῡ́ωμεν βρῡ́ητε βρῡ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative βρῡ́οιμῐ βρῡ́οις βρῡ́οι βρῡ́οιτον βρῡοίτην βρῡ́οιμεν βρῡ́οιτε βρῡ́οιεν
imperative   βρῦε βρῡέτω βρῡ́ετον βρῡέτων   βρῡ́ετε βρῡόντων
middle/
passive		 indicative βρῡ́ομαι βρῡ́ῃ,
βρῡ́ει		 βρῡ́εται βρῡ́εσθον βρῡ́εσθον βρῡόμεθᾰ βρῡ́εσθε βρῡ́ονται
subjunctive βρῡ́ωμαι βρῡ́ῃ βρῡ́ηται βρῡ́ησθον βρῡ́ησθον βρῡώμεθᾰ βρῡ́ησθε βρῡ́ωνται
optative βρῡοίμην βρῡ́οιο βρῡ́οιτο βρῡ́οισθον βρῡοίσθην βρῡοίμεθᾰ βρῡ́οισθε βρῡ́οιντο
imperative   βρῡ́ου βρῡέσθω βρῡ́εσθον βρῡέσθων   βρῡ́εσθε βρῡέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive βρῡ́ειν βρῡ́εσθαι
participle m βρῡ́ων βρῡόμενος
f βρῡ́ουσᾰ βρῡομένη
n βρῦον βρῡόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔβρῡον, ἐβρῡόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔβρῡον ἔβρῡες ἔβρῡε(ν) ἐβρῡ́ετον ἐβρῡέτην ἐβρῡ́ομεν ἐβρῡ́ετε ἔβρῡον
middle/
passive		 indicative ἐβρῡόμην ἐβρῡ́ου ἐβρῡ́ετο ἐβρῡ́εσθον ἐβρῡέσθην ἐβρῡόμεθᾰ ἐβρῡ́εσθε ἐβρῡ́οντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: βρῡ́σω, βρῡ́σομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative βρῡ́σω βρῡ́σεις βρῡ́σει βρῡ́σετον βρῡ́σετον βρῡ́σομεν βρῡ́σετε βρῡ́σουσῐ(ν)
optative βρῡ́σοιμῐ βρῡ́σοις βρῡ́σοι βρῡ́σοιτον βρῡσοίτην βρῡ́σοιμεν βρῡ́σοιτε βρῡ́σοιεν
middle indicative βρῡ́σομαι βρῡ́σῃ,
βρῡ́σει		 βρῡ́σεται βρῡ́σεσθον βρῡ́σεσθον βρῡσόμεθᾰ βρῡ́σεσθε βρῡ́σονται
optative βρῡσοίμην βρῡ́σοιο βρῡ́σοιτο βρῡ́σοισθον βρῡσοίσθην βρῡσοίμεθᾰ βρῡ́σοισθε βρῡ́σοιντο
active middle
infinitive βρῡ́σειν βρῡ́σεσθαι
participle m βρῡ́σων βρῡσόμενος
f βρῡ́σουσᾰ βρῡσομένη
n βρῦσον βρῡσόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

References
  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βρύω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 246
  2. Frisk, Hjalmar (1960) “βρύω”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 274f.

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