περικυκλώνω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περικυκλόω (perikuklóō) with -ώνω (-óno) ending.[1] By surface analysis, περι- (peri-) +‎ κυκλώνω (kyklóno).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pe.ɾi.ciˈklo.no/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρι‧κυ‧κλώ‧νω

Verb

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περικυκλώνω (perikyklóno) (past περικύκλωσα, passive περικυκλώνομαι)

  1. (transitive, often military) to surround, to encircle (on all sides)

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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