See also: ἀνελκύω

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνελκύω.[1] By surface analysis, αν- (an-, re-, from ανα- (ana-)) +‎ ελκύω (elkýo, drag).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.nelˈci.o/
  • Hyphenation: α‧νελ‧κύ‧ω

Verb

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ανελκύω (anelkýo) (past ανέλκυσα, passive ανελκύομαι)

  1. to hoist, pull up, raise
  2. (shipping) to salvage, raise, refloat, recover (of ships, shipwrecks)
    Ανελκύστηκε το ναυάγιο.
    Anelkýstike to navágio.
    The shipwreck was salvaged.

Conjugation

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References

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