- σίζω
- σίζωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to hiss' (ι 394, com., Arist.).Other forms: only pres.stem certain (σίξα Theoc. 6, 29 coni.; ἐπισίξῃ Ar. V. 704 v. l. beside -σίζῃ).Compounds: Rarely w. ἐπι-, δια-.Derivatives: σιγμός m. (Arist., Phld., Plu. a. o.), σισμός m. (Suid.), σίξις f. (Arist.) `hissing'; also σίγμα (s. v.)?Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]Etymology: Onomatop. as Lat. sibilō etc.; s. W.-Hofmann s.v., WP. 2, 517f., Pok. 1040f. On σίζω esp. Schwyzer KZ 58, 186ff.Page in Frisk: 2,704
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.