- οὑρέω
- οὑρέωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to urinate' (IA. since Hes.).Other forms: Ipf. ἐούρουν, aor. οὑρ-ῆσαι, fut. -ήσω, -ήσομαι, perf. ἐούρηκα.Compounds: Also w. prefix as ἐν-, ἐξ-, προσ-, κατ-.Derivatives: (ἐξ-, ἀπ-)οὔρησις f. `micturition', -ητήρ m., -ήθρα, ion. -η `urethra', -ημα n. `urine', -ητικός `often urinating, promoting urine' (Hp., Arist.); also as backformation οὖρον n. `urine' (Hdt., Hp., Thphr.), with a.o. δυσουρ-έω `to have difficulties with micturition', -ία f. `difficult micturition' (medic. u.a.) as from *δύσ-ουρος. From οὖρον or οὑρέω : οὑράνη f. `chamber-pot' (A.Fr., S.Fr.), = οὑρητήρ (Poll.)Origin: IE [Indo-European] [??] *u̯ers- `urinate' [cf. p. 80]Etymology: Iterative-intensive formation *Ϝορσέω to the primary root-pres. in Skt. várṣati `rain' (IE *u̯érseti), euphemistic expression for ὀμείχω (Wackernagel KZ 29, 129 = Kl. Schr. 1, 632); cf. οὑρανός and ἕρση. Further forms w. rich lit. in WP. 1, 268f., Pok. 80f., W.-Hofmann s. ūrīna. On ūrīna also Scheller Mus. Helv. 18, 140ff.Page in Frisk: 2,447
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.