ανελκύω

See also: ἀνελκύω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνελκύω.[1] By surface analysis, αν- (an-, re-, from ανα- (ana-)) +‎ ελκύω (elkýo, drag).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nelˈci.o/
  • Hyphenation: α‧νελ‧κύ‧ω

Verb

ανελκύω • (anelkýo) (past ανέλκυσα, passive ανελκύομαι)

  1. to hoist, pull up, raise
  2. (shipping) to salvage, raise, refloat, recover (of ships, shipwrecks)
    Ανελκύστηκε το ναυάγιο.
    Anelkýstike to navágio.
    The shipwreck was salvaged.

Conjugation

References

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