χαρακτηρίζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • χαρακτηριάζω (kharaktēriázō)

Etymology

From χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χᾰρακτηρίζω • (khăraktērízō)

  1. to engrave, inscribe
  2. to form, stamp
  3. to designate by a characteristic mark, characterize
  4. to emphasize
  5. to indicate, expound

Conjugation

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō).[1] By surface analysis, χαρακτήρ (charaktír) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.ɾa.ktiˈɾi.zo/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧ρα‧κτη‧ρί‧ζω

Verb

χαρακτηρίζω • (charaktirízo) (past χαρακτήρισα, passive χαρακτηρίζομαι, p‑past χαρακτηρίστηκα)

  1. to characterize (to be typical of)
  2. to characterize (to depict someone or something a particular way)
  3. to categorize

Conjugation

References

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