πνίγω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνῑ́γω (pnī́gō).

Verb

πνίγω (pnígo) (simple past έπνιξα, passive πνίγομαι)

  1. drown, smother, choke
    Δέκα άτομα έπνιξαν εξαιτίας του τσουνάμι.
    Déka átoma épnixan exaitías tou tsounámi.
    Ten people drowned because of the tsunami.

Conjugation

  • πνιγηρός (pnigirós, oppressing, suffocating, adjective)
  • πνιγηρότητα f (pnigirótita)
  • πνιγμονή f (pnigmoní, choking, suffocation)
  • πνιγμός m (pnigmós, drowning)
  • πνίξιμο n (pníximo, drowning, choking, suffocation)
  • πνίχτης m (pníchtis, strangler, one who drowns somebody else)
  • πνιχτός m (pnichtós, strangled, suffocated)
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