συμβολίζω

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from σύμβολ(ο) (sýmvol(o)) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo), a calque of French symboliser.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siɱ.voˈli.zo/
  • Hyphenation: συμ‧βο‧λί‧ζω

Verb

συμβολίζω • (symvolízo) (past συμβόλισα, passive συμβολίζομαι, p‑past συμβολίστηκα, ppp συμβολισμένος)

  1. (transitive) to symbolize (to be symbolic of; to represent)
  2. (transitive) to symbolize (to use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically)

Conjugation

References

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