γλιστράω

Greek

Etymology

From γλιστρ(ώ) (glistr(ó)) + -άω (-áo). Inherited from Byzantine Greek γλιστρῶ (glistrô) from ἐγλιστρῶ (eglistrô),[1] itself from Koine Greek ἐκλιστρῶ (eklistrô), contracted form of ἐκλιστράω (eklistráō) with muted arctic vowel  – same process as in γλιτώνω (glitóno) –, ultimately from ἐκ- (ek-) + λίστρον (lístron, tool for smoothing).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣliˈstɾa.o/
  • Hyphenation: γλι‧στρά‧ω

Verb

γλιστράω • (glistráo) / γλιστρώ (past γλίστρησα, passive —)

  1. to make someting to slip, glide
  2. to slip, to glide
  3. to be slippery: as impersonal 3rd person γλιστράει (glistráei)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • φέξε μου και γλίστρησα (féxe mou kai glístrisa)
  • γλίστρα f (glístra, slip)
  • γλίστρημα n (glístrima, slip)
  • γλιστρίδα f (glistrída, common purslane)
  • ξαναγλιστράω (xanaglistráo) / ξαναγλιστρώ (xanaglistró, I slip again)
  • ξεγλιστράω (xeglistráo) / ξεγλιστρώ (xeglistró, I slip out of -also figuartive)

See also

References

  1. γλιστρώ, -άω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. γλιστράω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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