εξαπολύω

See also: ἐξαπολύω

Greek

Alternative forms

  • ξαπολάω (xapoláo), ξαπολώ (xapoló) (colloquial, of animals)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἐξαπολύω (exapolúō)[1] or a learned variant of the inherited ξαπολάω (xapoláo) / ξαπολώ (xapoló) from Byzantine Greek ξαπολῶ (xapolô) < ἐξαπολῶ (exapolô) from ἐξ (ex) + the ancient ἀπολύω (apolúō).[2] Morphologically, from εκ- (εξ-) (ek- (ex-), from) + απο- (apo-, from) + λύω (lýo, untie; solve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ksa.poˈli.o/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧ξα‧πο‧λύ‧ω

Verb

εξαπολύω • (exapolýo) (past εξαπέλυσα, passive εξαπολύομαι, ppast εξαπολύθηκα)

  1. Ι unleash

Conjugation

  • εξαπόλυση f (exapólysi, unleashing)
  • απολύω (apolýo, release, dismiss)
  • and see: λύω (lýo, untie; solve)

References

  1. εξαπολύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. εξαπολύω, ξαπολώ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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