λαχαίνω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the same root of λάχανον (lákhanon, vegetables) +‎ -αίνω (-aínō).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λᾰχαίνω (lakhaínō)

  1. to dig
    Synonyms: ὀρῠ́σσω (orússō), σκᾰ́πτω (skáptō)

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λαχαίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 839

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