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τιτιβίζω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, inherited from Koine Greek τιττυβίζω (tittubízō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ti.tiˈvi.zo/
  • Hyphenation: τι‧τι‧βί‧ζω

Verb

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τιτιβίζω (titivízo) (past τιτίβισα, passive —) (intransitive)

  1. (of birds) to chirp, to chirrup, to tweet, to twitter
  2. (figuratively, usually of children) to chirp away (to speak incessantly at a high pitch)

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Derived terms

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References

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