κουρεύω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κουρεύω,[1] from the mediopassive Hellenistic Koine Greek κουρεύομαι (koureúomai, cut hair when entering monastery)[2] from κουρά (kourá, haircutting).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: κου‧ρεύ‧ω

Verb

κουρεύω • (kourévo) (past κούρεψα, passive κουρεύομαι, p‑past κουρεύτηκα, ppp κουρεμένος)

  1. cut hair
  2. shear

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • άι κουρέψου (ái kourépsou)
  • and see: κουρεμένος (koureménos, participle)
  • and see: κουρά f (kourá, haircutting) (formal)

References

  1. ^ κουρεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ s.v. κουρά - κουρεύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre