σκοτώνω

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Greek

Etymology

From Mediaeval Byzantine Greek σκοτώνω, from Ancient Greek σκοτόω (skotóō, to blind, to plunge into darkness), itself from σκότος (skótos, darkness)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skoˈto.no/
  • Hyphenation: σκο‧τώ‧νω

Verb

σκοτώνω (skotóno) (past σκότωσα, passive σκοτώνομαι)

  1. kill, murder, slay
    Σκότωσα μια αράχνη την άλλη μέρα.Skótosa mia aráchni tin álli méra.I killed a spider the other day.
    Το κάπνισμα σκοτώνει!To kápnisma skotónei!Smoking kills!
  2. hurt, injure severely
    Σκότωσα το χέρι μου.Skótosa to chéri mou.I hurt my hand badly.
  3. (figuratively) ruin (a piece of music, performance, language, etc)
    Αυτός ο πιανίστας σκότωσε το κομμάτι εντελώς.Aftós o pianístas skótose to kommáti entelós.That pianist ruined the piece entirely.
  4. (figuratively) sell (goods at a price lower than their worth)
    Πήρα κάτι παλιά CD που έχω και τα σκότωσα στη λαϊκή.Píra káti paliá CD pou écho kai ta skótosa sti laïkí.I took some old CDs that I have and sold them for cheap at the market.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • σκοτωμός m (skotomós, killing)
  • σκότωμα n (skótoma, killing)
  • σκοτώνω στο ξύλο (skotóno sto xýlo, to beat someone up)
  • σκοτώνω τον καιρό (skotóno ton kairó, to kill time)
  • σκοτώνω μύγες (skotóno mýges, to be bored, to have no patrons) (literally: "to kill flies")