ξεκουράζω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ξεκουράζω (xekourázō),[1] with ξε- (xe-, un-, undo) + κουράζω (kourázo, tire).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kse.kuˈɾa.zo/
  • Hyphenation: ξε‧κου‧ρά‧ζω

Verb

ξεκουράζω • (xekourázo) (past ξεκούρασα, passive ξεκουράζομαι, ppast ξεκουράστηκα, ppp ξεκουτασμένος)

  1. to rest (give rest to)
    Ξεκούρασα τα πόδια μου γιατί πονούσαν.
    Xekoúrasa ta pódia mou giatí ponoúsan.
    I rested my feet because they hurt.
    Ξεκουράστηκα στις διακοπές, αλλά τώρα αρχίζω πάλι δουλειά.
    Xekourástika stis diakopés, allá tóra archízo páli douleiá.
    I relaxed during the vacation, but now I start working again.
  2. (figuratively, passive voice) to die (usually in the third person, past tense)
    Ξεκουράστηκε ο καημένος, μετά από τόσο μεγάλη ασθένεια.
    Xekourástike o kaïménos, metá apó tóso megáli asthéneia.
    He rested, poor soul, after such a long disease.

Conjugation

  • ξεκούραση f (xekoúrasi, rest, relaxation)
  • ξεκουραστικός (xekourastikós, relaxing)
  • ξεκούραστος (xekoúrastos, not tired)
  • and see: κουράζω (kourázo, tire)

References

  1. ξεκουράζω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  2. ξεκουράζω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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