ειρωνεύομαι

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεύομαι (eirōneúomai, to feign ignorance).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.ɾoˈne.vo.me/
  • Hyphenation: ει‧ρω‧νεύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

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ειρωνεύομαι (eironévomai) deponent (past ειρωνεύτηκα/ειρωνεύθηκα)

  1. to ironize (at someone's expense), to make fun of

Conjugation

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References

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