πιέζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pisd- (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Sanskrit पीडयति (pīḍáyati).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πῐέζω • (piézō)

  1. (transitive) to squeeze
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to repress, stifle

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • πῐ́εσῐς (píesis)

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: πιάζω (piázō)
  • → English: piezo-
  • → Greek: πιέζω (piézo) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πιέζω (piézō). Doublet of πιάνω (piáno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈe.zo/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧έ‧ζω

Verb

πιέζω • (piézo) (past πίεσα, passive πιέζομαι)

  1. to press, squeeze
  2. (in the passive: figuratively) to be under pressure, stressed

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • αποσυμπιέζω (aposympiézo, “decompress”)
  • καταπιέζω (katapiézo, “suppress”)
  • συμπιέζω (sympiézo, “compress”)
  • απίεστος (apíestos, “incompressible”)
  • πεπιεσμένος (pepiesménos, “pressed”, participle) (formal)
  • πιεζοηλεκτρικός (piezoïlektrikós, “piezoelectric”)
  • πίεση f (píesi, “pressure”)
  • πιεσόμετρο n (piesómetro, “pressure gauge”)
  • πιεστήριο n (piestírio)
  • πιεστής m (piestís)
  • πιεστικός (piestikós, “pressing”)
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