μουσκεύω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek μοσκεύω (moskeúō, become wet), from Ancient Greek μοσχεύω (moskheúō, to transplant an offshoot (after soaking it)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈsce.vo/
  • Hyphenation: μου‧σκεύ‧ω

Verb

μουσκεύω • (mouskévo) (past μούσκεψα, passive μουσκεύομαι, ppast μουσκεύτηκα, ppp μουσκεμένος)

  1. (transitive) to ret
  2. (transitive) to soak
  3. (intransitive) to become soaked
  4. (figurative) (expression) to botch, to fail after clumsy efforts
    Τα μούσκεψα, ναι, τα έκανα μούσκεμα!
    Ta moúskepsa, nai, ta ékana moúskema!
    I made a mess of it
    (literally, “I botched it, yes, I made a soaking of it! (= I botched).”)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • καταβρέχω (katavrécho)
  • μουλιάζω (mouliázo)
  • (figurative): (expreσsion) τα κάνω μούσκεμα (ta káno moúskema), τα κάνω θάλασσα (ta káno thálassa)
  • αμούσκευτος (amoúskeftos, unsoaked, adjective)
  • μούσκεμα n (moúskema, soaking, making wet)
  • μουσκεμένος m (mouskeménos, soaking, sodden)
  • μουσκίδι n (mouskídi, soaking wet, soaked)
  • μούσκιο n (moúskio, soak)
  • and see: μόσχευμα n (móschevma) and μόσχος m (móschos)

References

  1. μουσκεύω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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