"αποσβήνω" meaning in Greek

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Verb

Forms: aposvíno [romanization], απόσβησα [past], αποσβένω [alternative]
Etymology: απο- (apo-) + σβήνω (svíno, “to extinguish”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|el|απο|σβήνω|gloss2=to extinguish}} απο- (apo-) + σβήνω (svíno, “to extinguish”) Head templates: {{head|el|verbs|head=|sort=|ts=}} αποσβήνω • (aposvíno), {{el-verb|passive=-|past=απόσβησα}} αποσβήνω • (aposvíno) (past απόσβησα, passive —)
  1. to erase, expunge, obliterate
    Sense id: en-αποσβήνω-el-verb-jgdLCEeC Categories (other): Greek terms prefixed with απο- Disambiguation of Greek terms prefixed with απο-: 39 30 32
  2. (finance) to amortise (UK), amortize (US), depreciate, write-off
    Sense id: en-αποσβήνω-el-verb-fdXP6WAh Categories (other): Finance, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek terms prefixed with απο-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 48 18 Disambiguation of Greek terms prefixed with απο-: 39 30 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 75 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 79 10 Topics: business, finance
  3. to extinguish, quench Synonyms: αποσβεννύω
    Sense id: en-αποσβήνω-el-verb-lO1FOggf Categories (other): Greek terms prefixed with απο- Disambiguation of Greek terms prefixed with απο-: 39 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: απόσβεση (apósvesi) (english: payment, depreciation) [feminine], αποσβεστέος (aposvestéos) (english: redeemable) [adjective], αποσβεστήρας (aposvestíras) (english: attenuator, damper) [masculine], αποσβεστικός (aposvestikós) (english: depreciation) [adjective] Related terms (and see): σβήνω (svíno) (english: to extinguish, to erase)
Disambiguation of 'and see': 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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