κανονίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰνον- (kănon-), the oblique stem of κᾰνών (kănṓn, rule, standard), +‎ -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, denominative verb suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰνονῐ́ζω • (kănonĭ́zō)

  1. to measure, regulate
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1105a.3:
      κανονίζομεν δὲ καὶ τὰς πράξεις, οἳ μὲν μᾶλλον οἳ δ’ ἧττον, ἡδονῇ καὶ λύπῃ
      kanonízomen dè kaì tàs práxeis, hoì mèn mâllon hoì d’ hêtton, hēdonēî kaì lúpēi
      Again, pleasure and pain are also the standards by which we all, in a greater or less degree, regulate our actions.
  2. (grammar) to conjugate (a verb); to parse

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κᾰνόνισμᾰ (kănónismă)
  • κᾰνονισμός (kănonismós)
  • κᾰνονιστέον (kănonistéon)
  • κᾰνονιστῐκός (kănonistĭkós)

Descendants

  • Greek: κανονίζω (kanonízo)
  • Latin: canonizomena

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κᾰνονῐ́ζω (kănonĭ́zō).

Verb

κανονίζω • (kanonízo) (past κανόνισα, passive κανονίζομαι)

  1. to arrange, plan, set a date for
  2. to sort out, determine

Conjugation