εξελληνίζω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐξελληνίζω (exellēnízō).[1] By surface analysis, εξ- (ex-) +‎ ελληνίζω (ellinízo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kse.liˈni.zo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧ξελ‧λη‧νί‧ζω

Verb

εξελληνίζω • (exellinízo) (past εξελλήνισα, passive εξελληνίζομαι, p‑past εξελληνίστηκα, ppp εξελληνισμένος)

  1. (transitive) to Hellenize, to Greekify (to make Greek)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • εξελληνισμός m (exellinismós)

References

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