σκαλώνω

Greek

Etymology

From an unattested Byzantine Greek *σκαλώνω (*skalṓnō), from σκάλα (skála, “rung, staircase”) +‎ -ώνω (-óno).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skaˈlo.no/

Verb

σκαλώνω • (skalóno)

  1. to catch on something protruding and get stuck in
  2. (figuratively) to encounter obstacles

Conjugation

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References

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