φτιάχνω

Variations with ⟨ει⟩ are etymological spellings^[1]

• φτιάχνω (ftiáchno), φτειάχνω (fteiáchno)
• φτιάνω (ftiáno), φτειάνω (fteiáno) — colloquial

Vernacular, colloquial forms:

• σιάχνω (siáchno)
• φκειάχνω (fkeiáchno), φκιάχνω (fkiáchno), φκιάνω (fkiáno)

Inherited from Byzantine Greek φτιάζω (phtiázō) as follows: past tense formation in the pattern of e.g. έπαιξα (épaixa), ancient ἔπαιξα (épaixa), stem παιξ- - present tense παίζω (paízo, “play”). Further formation of the new present tense φτιάχνω in the pattern of e.g. έριξα (érixa), ancient ἔρριξα (érrhixa, past tense), stem ριξ- - present tense ρίχνω (ríchno, “throw”).^[2] Compare to the colloquial φτιάνω (ftiáno) and the formation of vernacular varieties.
Or, for the etymological spelling φτειάχνω (fteiáchno),^[3] a metaplasm of Byzantine Greek φτειάνω (phteiánō) / φθειάνω (phtheiánō) based on past stem of φτειάζω (phteiázō) / φτειάζω.
Both, from forms of medieval εὐθειάζω (eutheiázō, “straighten, correct”) / εὐτειάζω, εὐθειάνω (eutheiánō) / εὐτειάνω, from ancient εὐθεῖα (eutheîa), feminine of εὐθύς (euthús, “straight”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈftça.xno/ (pronounced with synizesis of +)
• Hyphenation: φτιά‧χνω

φτιάχνω • (ftiáchno) active (past έφτιαξα, passive φτιάχνομαι, p‑past φτιάχτηκα, ppp φτιαγμένος)

1. to make, build, create, construct
2. to fix, mend, repair
3. to improve, get better

• κάνω (káno, “make”)
• δημιουργώ (dimiourgó, “create”)