κτίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (to settle). Cognates include Sanskrit क्षेति (kṣeti), Avestan 𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬙𐬌 (šaēiti) and, via Iranian borrowing, Old Armenian շէն (šēn).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κτίζω • (ktízō)

  1. to people
  2. to found, build, establish (a city)
  3. to plant (e.g. an orchard)
  4. to create, produce
  5. to make so
  6. to perpetrate

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνακτίζω (anaktízō)
  • ἐγκτίζω (enktízō)
  • ἐπικτίζω (epiktízō)
  • μετακτίζω (metaktízō)
  • προσκτίζω (prosktízō)
  • συγκτίζω (sunktízō)

References

Greek

Verb

κτίζω • (ktízo) (past έκτισα, passive κτίζομαι)

  1. Alternative form of χτίζω (chtízo)

Conjugation

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