αποκλείω

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποκλείω. For sense 'exclude', Semantic loan from French exclure.[1] Morphologically, from απο- +‎ κλείω.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.poˈkli.o/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧κλεί‧ω

Verb

αποκλείω (apokleío) (past απέκλεισα/απόκλεισα, passive αποκλείομαι, p‑past αποκλείστηκα, ppp αποκλεισμένος)

  1. to block, shut out, isolate
    Ο δρόμος αποκλείστηκε από τα χιόνια.O drómos apokleístike apó ta chiónia.The road was blocked because of snow.
  2. to ban
    Ο αθλητής θα αποκλειστεί λόγω ντοπαρίσματος.O athlitís tha apokleisteí lógo ntoparísmatos.The athlete will be banned for doping.
  3. to exclude, rule out
    Αποκλείω το ενδεχόμενο να γίνουν εκλογές σύντομα.Apokleío to endechómeno na gínoun eklogés sýntoma.I rule out the possibility of the elections happening soon.

Conjugation

References

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