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βουτάω

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From βουτώ (voutó) +‎ -άω (-áo), from Byzantine Greek βουτῶ (boutô), from a metaplasm of () with the past stem βουτισ- (boutis-) of βουτίζω (boutízō), from Ancient Greek βυθίζω (buthízō, to sink, submerge).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vuˈta.o/
  • Hyphenation: βου‧τά‧ω

Verb

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βουτάω (voutáo) / βουτώ (past βούτηξα, passive βουτιέμαι, p‑past βουτήχτηκα, ppp βουτηγμένος)

  1. (intransitive) to sink, dive, immerse, plunge
  2. (transitive) to grab, collar
  3. (transitive) to dunk

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ βουτάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language