ὀπτάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

This verb's formation is similar to ἀρτάω (artáō), οὐτάω (outáō) and φοιτάω (phoitáō). It is commonly assumed that the verbal adjective ὀπτός (optós, baked, roasted) forms its basis. For the etymology, Furnée compares ὄψον (ópson, any cooked dish) as a variant, which seems a good possibility; the variation is Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀπτᾰ́ω • (optáō)

  1. to roast, broil or fry, toast, cook by means of fire or dry heat
    Antonym: ἕψω (hépsō)
  2. to bake bread, but also bricks or pottery
  3. (of the sun) to bake, scorch

Inflection

Derived terms

  • γᾰστρόπτης (gastróptēs)
  • ἐξοπτᾰ́ω (exoptáō)
  • ἐποπτᾰ́ω (epoptáō)
  • κᾰτοπτᾰ́ω (katoptáō)
  • ὀπτευτήρ (opteutḗr)
  • ὀπτήσῐμος (optḗsimos)
  • ὄπτησῐς (óptēsis)
  • ὀπτός (optós)
  • ὀπτᾰλέος (optaléos)
  • ὀπτᾰνός (optanós)
  • ὀπτᾰ́νῐον (optánion)
  • πᾰροπτᾰ́ω (paroptáō)

Further reading

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