Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλῶ (apokalô), contracted form of ἀποκαλεω (apokaleō). By surface analysis, απο- (apo-) +‎ καλώ (kaló).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.poˈka.lo/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧κα‧λώ

Verb edit

αποκαλώ (apokaló) (past αποκάλεσα, passive αποκαλούμαι, p‑past αποκλήθηκα/αποκαλέστηκα)

  1. to call, name
  2. to characterise, label

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ αποκαλώ - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ αποκαλώΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.