Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Κρήτη (Krḗtē, Krete) + -ῐ́ζω (-ízō).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κρητίζω (krētízō)

  1. (literal) to act like a person from the island of Crete
  2. to tell lies, since Cretans were said to be notorious liars

Inflection

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