εκκολάπτω

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἐκκολάπτω (ekkoláptō, erase; peck chick out of the egg, hatch), from ἐκ- (ek-, from) + κολάπτω (koláptō, peck -of birds-; carve).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.koˈla.pto/
  • Hyphenation: εκ‧κο‧λά‧πτω

Verb

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εκκολάπτω (ekkolápto) (past εκκόλαψα, passive εκκολάπτομαι)

  1. (most senses) to hatch
  2. (figuratively) to contribute to the conception , formation and development of an idea or a thing

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ εκκολάπτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ εκκολάπτω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.