σβήνω

Pronunciation: /ˈzvi.no/

“σβήνω” is a Greek word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

to put out, extinguish (candle, fire, cigarette)
to blow out (candle)
to turn off, switch off (light, radio, etc)
to erase, rub out (error)
to slake, quench (thirst)
to stall (car)
to die, expire

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek σβήνω, from Ancient Greek σβέννυμι (sbénnumi) through its aorist 3rd plural ἔσβησαν (ésbēsan) creating the new verb σβήνω (sbḗnō) in the pattern of ἔλυσα (élusa, “(singular) I untied”) > modern λύνω (lýno). The proscribed spelling σβύνω (svýno), from a dated etymology through σβεννύω (sbennúō), a variant of σβέννυμι.

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