κανακεύω

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Greek

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek κανακεύω, from κανάκι n (kanáki, caress) κανακ- + -εύω (-eúō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.naˈce.vo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧να‧κεύ‧ω

Verb

κανακεύω (kanakévo) (past κανάκεψα, passive κανακεύομαι)

  1. mollycoddle, mother
  2. pamper, pet

Conjugation

References

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