φουσκώνω
Greek
Etymology
From φούσκα (foúska) + -ώνω (-óno).
Verb
φουσκώνω • (fouskóno) (simple past φούσκωσα)
- (transitive) blow up, inflate, puff up
- (transitive, figuratively) exaggerate
- (transitive, figuratively) annoy
- (intransitive) blow up, inflate, puff up
- (intransitive) be out of breath
- (intransitive) be bloated
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- αλεύρι που φουσκώνει n (alévri pou fouskónei, “self-raising flour”)
Further reading
- φουσκώνω in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.