χειρίζομαι

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek χειρίζω (kheirízō), influenced by διαχειρίζομαι (diacheirízomai).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /çiˈɾi.zo.me/
  • Hyphenation: χει‧ρί‧ζο‧μαι

Verb[edit]

χειρίζομαι (cheirízomai) deponent (past χειρίστηκα/χειρίσθηκα)

  1. to wield
  2. to operate (:machine, device, etc.)
  3. to handle, to deal with (to take action with respect to)
  4. to handle, to deal with, to treat (to handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject)
    Near-synonym: πραγματεύομαι (pragmatévomai)

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

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