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κουβεντιάζω

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Greek

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Etymology

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From κουβέντ(α) (kouvént(a)) +‎ -ιάζω (-iázo).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.venˈdʝa.zo/, /ku.venˈdi̯a.zo/
  • Hyphenation: κου‧βε‧ντιά‧ζω

Verb

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κουβεντιάζω (kouventiázo) (past κουβέντιασα, passive κουβεντιάζομαι, p‑past κουβεντιάστηκα, ppp κουβεντιασμένος)

  1. (intransitive) to chat (to be engaged in informal conversation)
  2. (transitive) to talk about (to discuss)
  3. (familiar, transitive) to talk about, to gossip about (to spread information about third parties in conversation, often negatively)
    Synonyms: κουτσομπολεύω (koutsompolévo), κακολογώ (kakologó)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ κουβεντιάζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ κουβεντιάζωKriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)