Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (to settle). Cognates include Sanskrit क्षेति (kṣeti), Avestan 𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬙𐬌 (šaēiti) and, via Iranian borrowing, Old Armenian շէն (šēn).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κτίζω (ktízō)

  1. to people
  2. to found, build, establish (a city)
  3. to plant (e.g. an orchard)
  4. to create, produce
  5. to make so
  6. to perpetrate

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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Greek

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Verb

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κτίζω (ktízo) (past έκτισα, passive κτίζομαι)

  1. Alternative form of χτίζω (chtízo)

Conjugation

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