κατουράω
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- κατουρώ (katouró) (less frequent)
Etymology
[edit]From κατουρ(ώ) (katour(ó)) + -άω (-áo), from Ancient Greek κατουρῶ (katourô), contracted form of κατουρέω (katouréō). Equivalent to κατ- (kat-, “down, downwards”) + ουρώ (ouró, “to urinate”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]κατουράω • (katouráo) / κατουρώ (past κατούρησα, passive κατουριέμαι, p‑past κατουρήθηκα, ppp κατουρημένος)
- (intransitive, colloquial, familiar) to pee, wee, piddle, piss (expel urine)
- Έχετε τουαλέτα; Πρέπει να κατουρήσω.
- Échete toualéta? Prépei na katouríso.
- Do you have a toilet? I need to pee.
- Το σκυλί κατούρησε πάλι στα λουλούδια.
- To skylí katoúrise páli sta louloúdia.
- The dog peed on the flowers again.
- (transitive, colloquial, familiar) to pee on, wee on, piss on (soil something or someone with urine)
- Το μωρό με κατούρησε καθώς του άλλαζα την πάνα.
- To moró me katoúrise kathós tou állaza tin pána.
- The baby peed on me as I was changing his nappy.
- (transitive, figuratively) to disregard, scorn, forget (show complete and utter contempt for)
- Τι ασχολείσαι μαζί του; Κατούρα τον.
- Ti ascholeísai mazí tou? Katoúra ton.
- Why are you bothering with him? Forget him.
- (transitive, figuratively, imperative only) to leave alone, leave in peace (stop bothering)
- Σε παρακαλώ φίλε μου, κατούρα μας.
- Se parakaló fíle mou, katoúra mas.
- Please, pal, leave us alone.
Conjugation
[edit]κατουράω / κατουρώ, κατουριέμαι
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- στο πηγάδι κατούρησα (sto pigádi katoúrisa, “did I offend someone”)
Related terms
[edit]- ακατούρητος (akatoúritos)
- κατούρημα n (katoúrima)
- κατουρλής (katourlís), κατρουλής (katroulís)
- κατουρλιό n (katourlió), κατρουλιό n (katroulió)
- κάτουρο n (kátouro)
- κατουρημένος (katouriménos, participle)
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