πρασινίζω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πρασινίζω (prasinízō, to be greenish).[1] By surface analysis, πράσιν(ος) (prásin(os)) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾa.siˈni.zo/
  • Hyphenation: πρα‧σι‧νί‧ζω

Verb

πρασινίζω • (prasinízo) (past πρασίνισα, passive πρασινίζομαι, ppp πρασινισμένος)

  1. (intransitive) to become green, to go green, to turn green
    πρασινίζω από τη ζήλια μου (idiomatic)prasinízo apó ti zília mouto turn green with envy
  2. (transitive) to make green, to turn green, to green
  3. (transitive) to green (to add green spaces to)

Conjugation

References

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