σπανίζω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From σπάνιος (spánios) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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σπᾰνίζω (spanízō)

  1. to be rare, scarce, scanty (of things)
  2. (active voice or passive voice) to lack or be in want of [with genitive] (of persons)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σπανίζω (spanízo) (learned)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σπανίζω (spanízō).[1] By surface analysis, σπάνιος (spánios) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spaˈni.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σπα‧νί‧ζω

Verb

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σπανίζω (spanízo) (past σπάνισα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) to be rare, to be scarce

Conjugation

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References

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