σκύβω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σκύφτω (skúphtō), with metaplasm of -βω (-vo) replacing -φτω (-phtō) by analogy of τρίβω (trívo, to grate, rub) and its past stem τριψ- (trips-), from Ancient Greek κύπτω (kúptō, to bend, bow down) with an epenthetic σ- (s-).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsci.vo/
  • Hyphenation: σκύ‧βω

Verb

σκύβω • (skývo) (past έσκυψα, passive —)

  1. to lean
  2. to bend over, bend down
  3. to stoop

Conjugation

  • σκυμμένος (skymménos, participle)
  • σκυφτός (skyftós)
  • σκύψιμο n (skýpsimo)

References

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