κτίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (to settle). Cognates include Sanskrit क्षेति (kṣeti), Avestan 𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬙𐬌 (šaēiti) and, via Iranian borrowing, Old Armenian շէն (šēn).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κτίζω • (ktízō)

  1. to people
  2. to found, build, establish (a city)
  3. to plant (e.g. an orchard)
  4. to create, produce
  5. to make so
  6. to perpetrate

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνακτίζω (anaktízō)
  • ἐγκτίζω (enktízō)
  • ἐπικτίζω (epiktízō)
  • μετακτίζω (metaktízō)
  • προσκτίζω (prosktízō)
  • συγκτίζω (sunktízō)

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: χτίζω (khtízō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κτίζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 791-792

Further reading

Greek

Verb

κτίζω • (ktízo) (past έκτισα, passive κτίζομαι)

  1. alternative form of χτίζω (chtízo)

Conjugation