ψύχω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ψύγω (psúgō)

Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰes-, with cognates including Sanskrit भस्त्रा (bhástrā, bellows) and Albanian badër. Beekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin.

Compare Proto-Circassian *psa, Proto-Northwest Caucasian *pǝsA (literally soul).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ψῡ́χω • (psū́khō)

  1. to breathe, blow
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.440:
      καὶ τό γ’ Ἀθήνη
      πνοιῇ Ἀχιλλῆος πάλιν ἔτραπε κυδαλίμοιο
      ἦκα μάλα ψύξασα
      kaì tó g’ Athḗnē
      pnoiêi Akhillêos pálin étrape kudalímoio
      êka mála psúxasa
      but Athene with a breath turned it back from glorious Achilles, breathing full lightly
  2. to chill, make cold
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.104.3:
      καὶ τὸ ἀπὸ τούτου ἀπιὼν ἐπὶ μᾶλλον ψύχει
      kaì tò apò toútou apiṑn epì mâllon psúkhei
      as day declines [the sun] makes it ever cooler
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 4.181.4:
      παρέρχονται τε μέσαι νύκτες καὶ ψύχεται μέχρι ἐς ἠῶ
      parérkhontai te mésai núktes kaì psúkhetai mékhri es ēô
      after midnight it becomes cooler until dawn
    1. to cool, refresh
    2. (passive voice, figuratively) to be frigid
  3. (transitive) to dry
    • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cynegeticus 5.3:
      ποιοῦσι δύσοσμον, ἕως ἂν ψυχθῇ
      poioûsi dúsosmon, héōs àn psukhthêi
      [storms] make the earth bad for scent until it dries

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀντῐψῡ́χω (antipsū́khō)
  • δῐᾰψῡ́χω (diapsū́khō)
  • δῠ́σψυκτος (dúspsuktos)
  • ἐκψῡ́χω (ekpsū́khō)
  • ἐμψῡ́χω (empsū́khō)
  • ἐπῐψῡ́χω (epipsū́khō)
  • εὔψυκτος (eúpsuktos)
  • εὐψῡχής (eupsūkhḗs)
  • ἡμῐ́ψυκτος (hēmípsuktos)
  • κᾰτᾰψῡ́χω (katapsū́khō)
  • οἰνοψυκτήρ (oinopsuktḗr)
  • περιψῡ́χω (peripsū́khō)
  • προσψῡ́χω (prospsū́khō)
  • προψῡ́χω (propsū́khō)
  • πᾰρᾰψῡ́χω (parapsū́khō)
  • σκῐόψυκτος (skiópsuktos)
  • σῠμψῡ́χομαι (sumpsū́khomai)
  • ὑδροψύκτῐον (hudropsúktion)
  • ὑδροψῠγεῖον (hudropsugeîon)
  • χλιᾰροψῡ́χῐον (khliaropsū́khion)
  • ψῡχοποιός (psūkhopoiós)
  • ψῡχορροφέω (psūkhorrhophéō)
  • ᾰ̓νᾰψῡ́χω (anapsū́khō)
  • ᾰ̓ποψῡ́χω (apopsū́khō)
  • ᾰ̓́ψυκτος (ápsuktos)
  • ῠ̔περψῡ́χω (huperpsū́khō)
  • ῠ̔ποψῡ́χω (hupopsū́khō)
  • ψυγμός (psugmós)
  • ψυκτέον (psuktéon)
  • ψυκτηρίσκος (psuktērískos)
  • ψυκτηρῐ́δῐον (psuktērídion)
  • ψυκτήρῐον (psuktḗrion)
  • ψυκτήρῐος (psuktḗrios)
  • ψύκτρα (psúktra)
  • ψυκτῐκός (psuktikós)
  • ψῦξῐς (psûxis)
  • ψῦχος (psûkhos)
  • ψῠγεῖον (psugeîon)
  • ψῠγεύς (psugeús)
  • ψῠ́γμᾰ (psúgma)
  • ψῠκτήρ (psuktḗr)
  • ψῡχάζω (psūkházō)
  • ψῡχεινός (psūkheinós)
  • ψῡχεῖον (psūkheîon)
  • ψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  • ψῡχίζομαι (psūkhízomai)
  • ψῡχόω (psūkhóō)
  • ψῡχρός (psūkhrós)
  • ψῡ́χρᾱ (psū́khrā)

References

Greek

Verb

ψύχω • (psýcho) (past έψυξα, passive ψύχομαι, ppp ψύχθηκα)

  1. (transitive) to chill, freeze

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

  • αποψύχω (apopsýcho, to defrost)
  • ψυχρός (psychrós, cold, cool, adjective)
  • ψυχρότητα f (psychrótita, coolness)
  • ψυχρούλα f (psychroúla, cool)

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