μουσκεύω

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Greek

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek μοσκεύω (moskeúō, become wet), from Ancient Greek μοσχεύω (moskheúō, to transplant an offshoot (after soaking it)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈsce.vo/
  • Hyphenation: μου‧σκεύ‧ω

Verb

μουσκεύω (mouskévo) (past μούσκεψα, passive μουσκεύομαι)

  1. (transitive) ret
  2. (transitive) soak
  3. (intransitive) become soaked
  4. (figurative) (expression) to botch, to fail after clumsy efforts
    Τα μούσκεψα, ναι, τα έκανα μούσκεμα!Ta moúskepsa, nai, ta ékana moúskema!I made a mess of it (literally, “I botched it, yes, I made a soaking of it! (= I botched).”)

Conjugation

Synonyms

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References

  1. ^ μουσκεύω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998