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σκαλίζω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Koine Greek σκαλίζω (skalízō), from Ancient Greek σκάλλω (skállō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skaˈli.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σκα‧λί‧ζω

Verb

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σκαλίζω (skalízo) (past σκάλισα, passive σκαλίζομαι, ppp σκαλισμένος)

  1. to dig, to dig up, to hoe, to till (:soil)
  2. to dig around, to rummage (to search inside with disregard for the way in which things were arranged)
    Synonym: ψαχουλεύω (psachoulévo)
  3. to carve (to cut a design into a hard surface)
    Hypernym: χαράζω (charázo)

Conjugation

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References

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