τετραγωνίζω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τετραγωνίζω (tetragōnízō).[1] By surface analysis, τετράγων(ος) (tetrágon(os)) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /te.tɾa.ɣoˈni.zo/
  • Hyphenation: τε‧τρα‧γω‧νί‧ζω

Verb

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τετραγωνίζω (tetragonízo) (past τετραγώνισα, passive τετραγωνίζομαι, p‑past τετραγωνίστηκα, ppp τετραγωνισμένος) (transitive)

  1. to make square
  2. (geometry) to square (to draw a square with the same area as)
    τετραγωνίζω τον κύκλοtetragonízo ton kýkloto square the circle
  3. (mathematics) to square (to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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