σκάβω

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek, from Koine Greek, from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́πτω (skáptō) from the perfective stem σκαψ- in the pattern of -ψ- > -β- as in κλέπτω (klépto), κλεψ- > κλέβω (klévo, steal).[1]

Verb

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σκάβω (skávo) active (past έσκαψα, passive σκάβομαι)

  1. to dig
  2. to excavate, wear away
  3. to carve

Conjugation

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Stem σκαπτ-

Stem σκαψ-, σκαφ-

References

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