τσακίζω

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek τσακίζω (tsakízō), either from onomatopoeic τσακ (tsak, crack, snap) or from τσακί (tsakí, flick knife) from Turkish çakι, with -ίζω (-ízo) ending.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡saˈci.zo/
  • Hyphenation: τσα‧κί‧ζω

Verb

τσακίζω (tsakízo) (past τσάκισα, passive τσακίζομαι, p‑past τσακίστηκα, ppp τσακισμένος) (familiar)

  1. (transitive) to break, to smash (to separate into pieces violently)
  2. (transitive) to crush, to smash (to defeat overwhelmingly; to overcome completely)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to break, to crush (to cause to lose spirit or will; to oppress or grievously burden)
  4. (figuratively) to start to age (to show marks of age)
  5. (passive voice) to bend over backwards (to make a great effort)
  6. (passive voice, of paper) to fold (to become folded)

Conjugation

References

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