πάσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πάττω (páttō) Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (to shake). Cognate with Latin quatiō (to shake), Proto-Celtic *kʷāti- (chaff, husks) (whence Old Irish cáith).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πάσσω • (pássō)

  1. to sprinkle
    Synonyms: πᾰλῠ́νω (palúnō), ῥαίνω (rhaínō), ῥᾰντῐ́ζω (rhantízō)

Inflection

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1155-6
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