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Greek
Etymology
ξεσκατώνω (xeskatóno, “to wipe the bottom”) + -ισμα (-isma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kseˈskatizma/
- Hyphenation: ξε‧σκά‧τισ‧μα
Noun
ξεσκάτισμα • (xeskátisma) n (plural ξεσκατίσματα)
- (colloquial, vulgar) wiping, cleaning (of the faeces from the bottom of a baby, an ill person or an infirm person)
Το ξεσκάτισμα και το πλύσιμο για τους καρκινοπαθείς γίνεται κάθε μέρα στις έξι το απόγευμα.- To xeskátisma kai to plýsimo gia tous karkinopatheís gínetai káthe méra stis éxi to apógevma.
- The cleaning of bottoms and bathing of the cancer patients happens every day at six in the evening.
- (colloquial, by extension) cleaning, cleaning up (a dirty area or place)
Το ξεσκάτισμα του μπάνιου δεν ήταν εύκολο.- To xeskátisma tou bániou den ítan éfkolo.
- The cleaning up of the bathroom wasn't easy at all.
Declension