Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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κανακεύω (kanakévo) (past κανάκεψα, passive κανακεύομαι)

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

Conjugation

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References

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