συμβολίζω

Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly from σύμβολ(ο) (sýmvol(o)) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo), a calque of French symboliser.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siɱ.voˈli.zo/
  • Hyphenation: συμ‧βο‧λί‧ζω

Verb

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συμβολίζω (symvolízo) (past συμβόλισα, passive συμβολίζομαι, p‑past συμβολίστηκα, ppp συμβολισμένος)

  1. (transitive) to symbolize (to be symbolic of; to represent)
  2. (transitive) to symbolize (to use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically)

Conjugation

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References

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