βυθίζω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βυθίζω (buthízō),[1] from βυθός (buthós, depth) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō, verbal suffix).

Verb

βυθίζω (vythízo) (past βύθισα, passive βυθίζομαι)

  1. to sink, submerge
    Synonym: βουλιάζω (vouliázo)
  2. to immerse, plunge, submerge
    Synonym: βουτάω (voutáo)
  3. (nautical) to scuttle (deliberately sink one's own ship)

Conjugation

References

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