Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Byzantine Greek κανακεύω, from κανάκι n (kanáki, caress) κανακ- + -εύω (-eúō).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.naˈce.vo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧να‧κεύ‧ω

Verb edit

κανακεύω (kanakévo) (past κανάκεψα, passive κανακεύομαι)

  1. to mollycoddle, mother
  2. to pamper, pet

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References edit

  1. ^ κανακεύωΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.