σουβλίζω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek σουβλίζω (soublízō). By surface analysis, σούβλ(α) (soúvl(a)) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈvli.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σου‧βλί‧ζω

Verb

σουβλίζω • (souvlízo) (past σούβλισα, passive σουβλίζομαι)

  1. to skewer
  2. to impale
  3. (intransitive) to have a sudden, sharp, local pain

Conjugation

References

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