σπανίζω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σπάνιος (spánios) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σπᾰνίζω (spănízō)

  1. to be rare, scarce, scanty (of things)
  2. (active voice or passive voice) to lack or be in want of (of persons)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Greek: σπανίζω (spanízo) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σπανίζω (spanízō).[1] By surface analysis, σπάνιος (spánios) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spaˈni.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σπα‧νί‧ζω

Verb

σπανίζω (spanízo) (past σπάνισα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) to be rare, to be scarce

Conjugation

References

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