Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly from ειδικ(ός) (eidik(ós)) +‎ -εύω (-évo), a calque of French spécialiser.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.ðiˈce.vo/
  • Hyphenation: ει‧δι‧κεύ‧ω

Verb

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ειδικεύω (eidikévo) (past ειδίκευσα, passive ειδικεύομαι, p‑past ειδικεύτηκα/ειδικεύθηκα, ppp ειδικευμένος)

  1. (transitive) to specialize (to train (someone) in a speciality)
  2. (passive voice) to specialize (to focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ειδικεύω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998