ξύνω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ξύνω (xúnō),[1][2] from Ancient Greek ξύω (xúō) with addition of a nasal infix based on the common aorist stem ξυσ-.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈksino/ (not to be confused with ξινό /ksiˈno/)
  • Hyphenation: ξύ‧νω

Verb

ξύνω • (xýno) (past έξυσα, passive ξύνομαι, ppast ξύστηκα/ξύθηκα, ppp ξυμένος / ξυσμένος)

  1. I scratch, scrape

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References

  1. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), ξύνω”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ξύνω - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
  3. ξύνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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