τσιμπάω

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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τσιμπ(ώ) (tsimp(ó)) + -άω (-áo). Inherited from Byzantine Greek τσιμπῶ (tsimpô), from earlier *τσιμπίζω (*tsimpízō) via its aorist forms *τσιμπισ- (*tsimpis-), itself from *ἐξεμπίζω (*exempízō), from ἐξ- (ex-) + Ancient Greek ἐμπ(ίς) f (emp(ís), mosquito) + -ίζω (-ízō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡simˈba.o/ and in fast speech: /t͡siˈba.o/
  • Hyphenation: τσι‧μπά‧ω

Verb

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τσιμπάω (tsimpáo /tsimbáo/) / τσιμπώ (past τσίμπησα, passive τσιμπιέμαι, p‑past τσιμπήθηκα, ppp τσιμπημένος)

  1. to nip, pinch; literally: "I nip/pinch"
  2. to sting, prick; literally: "I sting/prick"

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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See also

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of different etymology

References

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  1. ^ τσιμπώ, -άω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language