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Etymology edit

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψαρεύω (psareúō), from ψάρ(ι) n (psár(i), fish) + -εύω (-évo, suffix for verbs).[1] Unrelated to ψαρός (psarós, grey) and to ψαρονέφρι n (psaronéfri, tenderloin).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /psaˈɾe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: ψα‧ρεύ‧ω

Verb edit

ψαρεύω (psarévo) (past ψάρεψα, passive ψαρεύομαι, p‑past ψαρεύτηκα, ppp ψαρεμένος)

  1. to fish, angle, dive for fish, hook fish
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) to fish (investigate someone's opinion in a deceiving way)
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to find

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References edit

  1. ^ ψαρεύωΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ "ψαρε(υ)μένος" at ψαρεύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.