διακοσμώ

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακοσμῶ (diakosmô), contracted form of διακοσμέω (diakosméō, put in order) and semantic loan from French décorer.[1] By surface analysis, δια- (dia-) +‎ κοσμώ (kosmó, adorn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði̯a.koˈzmo/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧κο‧σμώ

Verb

διακοσμώ (diakosmó) (past διακόσμησα, passive διακοσμούμαι, p‑past διακοσμήθηκα, ppp διακοσμημένος)

  1. to adorn, decorate (mainly of structures, place)
    Synonyms: στολίζω (stolízo, add ornaments), καλλωπίζω (kallopízo, make beautiful)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ διακοσμώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language