κοιτάζω

From κοίτη (koítē, “bed”) +‎ -άζω (-ázō).

κοιτᾱ́ζω • (koitā́zō)

1. to put to bed, cause to rest
2. (intransitive) to have a lair (of a lion), a nest (of a bird)

• συγκοιτάζω (sunkoitázō, “make to lie with”)

• ᾰ̓νᾰκοιτάζομαι (anakoitázomai, “deflower”)
• δῠσκοιτέω (duskoitéō, “have bad nights”)
• ἐγκοιτάζομαι (enkoitázomai, “to be embedded”)
• ἐγκοιτέω (enkoitéō, “sleep in”)
• ἐκκοιτέω (ekkoitéō, “keep night-watch”)
• ἐπῐκοιτάζομαι (epikoitázomai, “pass the night”)
• and see κοίτη f (koítē, “bed”)

• Greek: κοιτάζω (koitázo)

• “κοιτάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κοιτάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers

• κοιτάω (koitáo)
• κοιτώ (koitó)
• κυττάζω (kyttázo) (dated proscribed spelling)

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κοιτάζω (koitázō, “watch, look; I go to bed”) from Ancient Greek κοιτάζω (“put to bed”), from κοίτη (koítē, “bed”). The second meaning (watch), from the habit of guards and nightwatchmen to have their bed near their post.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ciˈta.zo/
• Hyphenation: κοι‧τά‧ζω

κοιτάζω • (koitázo) (past κοίταξα, passive κοιτάζομαι, p‑past κοιτάχτηκα, ppp κοιταγμένος)

1. to look at
2. to examine, look over
3. to look after an elderly person
4. to mind, take care
5. (idiomatic) to be interested

   Κοιτάζει την τσέπη του.

   Koitázei tin tsépi tou.

   He is interested in his pocket

Expressions

• κοιτάξτε (koitáxte, “may I explain”) (idiomatic, at beginning of sentences, drawing attention)

With forms from κοιτάω (koitáo)

• κοίτα να δεις (koíta na deis, “literary: look and watch!”) (expresses surprise)
• κοίτα να (koíta na, “beware, be sure that”)
• κοίτα να μην (koíta na min, “make sure to not”)

Compounds

Derivatives of the compounds and:

• ακοίταχτος (akoítachtos, “not examined; neglected”)
• κοίταγμα n (koítagma, “looking”)

Also see words related to sense "bed" → at κοίτη (koíti, “river bed; bed”)