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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψαρεύω (psareúō), from ψάρ(ι) n (psár(i), fish) + -εύω (-évo, suffix for verbs).[1] Unrelated to ψαρός (psarós, grey) and to ψαρονέφρι n (psaronéfri, tenderloin).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /psaˈɾe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: ψα‧ρεύ‧ω

Verb

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ψαρεύω (psarévo) (past ψάρεψα, passive ψαρεύομαι, p‑past ψαρεύτηκα, ppp ψαρεμένος)

  1. to fish, angle, dive for fish, hook fish
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) to fish (investigate someone's opinion in a deceiving way)
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to find

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ ψαρεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ "ψαρε(υ)μένος" at ψαρεύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.