σιφνιάζω
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Σίφνος (Síphnos, “Siphnos”) + -άζω (-ázō).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /si.pʰni.áz.dɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /si.pʰniˈa.zo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /si.ɸniˈa.zo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /si.fniˈa.zo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /si.fniˈa.zo/
Verb
[edit]σιφνιάζω • (siphniázō)
- (literal) to act like a person from the island of Siphnos
- to engage in elaborate musical performances resembling those of Philoxenides of Siphnos
- (vulgar) to touch someone's buttocks with one's finger
Inflection
[edit] Present: σιφνιάζω, σιφνιάζομαι
Further reading
[edit]- σιφνιάζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette