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ποικίλλω

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ποικίλλω (poikíllō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piˈci.lo/
  • Hyphenation: ποι‧κίλ‧λω

Verb

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ποικίλλω • (poikíllo) (imperfect ποίκιλλα, past ποίκιλα, p‑past ποικίλθηκα, ppp ποικιλμένος)

  1. (transitive) to variegate (to change the appearance of something, especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour)
  2. (transitive) to vary (to institute a change in, from a current state; to modify)
  3. (intransitive) to vary (to display differences)
    Synonym: διαφέρω (diaféro)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ “ποικίλλω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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