σχεδιάζω

Greek

Etymology

Semantic loan from French esquisser or dessiner, or English design. Learnedly, from Ancient Greek σχεδιάζω (skhediázō, do a thing offhand), from σχέδιον (skhédion), neuter of σχέδιος (skhédios, casual, offhand).

figurative sense "plan": Semantic loan from English plan[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sçe.ðiˈa.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σχε‧δι‧ά‧ζω

Verb

σχεδιάζω • (schediázo) (past σχεδίασα, passive σχεδιάζομαι, p‑past σχεδιάστηκα, ppp σχεδιασμένος)

  1. to draw, design, plan

Conjugation

Compounds:

  • αυτοσχεδιάζω (aftoschediázo, improvise)
  • προσχεδιάζω (proschediázo, plan beforehand)

and

See also

References

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