κατσαδιάζω

Greek

Etymology

From κατσάδ(α) (katsád(a)) +‎ -ιάζω (-iázo).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.tsaˈðʝa.zo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τσα‧διά‧ζω

Verb

κατσαδιάζω • (katsadiázo) (past κατσάδιασα, passive κατσαδιάζομαι)

  1. (transitive) to bawl out, to dress down, to give someone hell, to give a tongue lashing to, to harangue, to scold loudly (to deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture to; to reprimand)
    Synonyms: μαλώνω (malóno), επιπλήττω (epiplítto)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • κατσάδιασμα n (katsádiasma)
  • κατσάδα f (katsáda)

References

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