φοινικίζω
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Φοινίκη (Phoiníkē, “Phoenicia”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ízō).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰoi̯.niː.kíz.dɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pʰy.niˈki.zo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɸy.niˈci.zo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /fy.niˈci.zo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /fi.niˈci.zo/
Verb[edit]
φοινῑκίζω • (phoinīkízō)
- (literal) to act like a Phoenician
- (vulgar) to perform some kind of sexual act deemed disgraceful, although it is unclear which act
Inflection[edit]
Present: φοινῑκίζω, φοινῑκίζομαι
Further reading[edit]
- φοινικίζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette