εξασκώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξασκῶ (exaskô, to exercise fully) with semantic loan from French exercer.[1] By surface analysis, εξ- (ex-) +‎ ασκώ (askó).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ksaˈsko/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧ξα‧σκώ

Verb

εξασκώ • (exaskó) (past εξάσκησα, passive εξασκούμαι, p‑past εξασκήθηκα, ppp εξασκημένος)

  1. (transitive) to train (to teach and form someone by practice)
  2. (passive voice) to train, to practise (UK), to practice (US) (to repeat an activity as a way of improving one's skill in that activity)

Declension

References

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