χειρίζομαι

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Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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References

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