διαλύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

δια- (dia-, “apart, asunder”) +‎ λύω (lúō, “loosen”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δῐᾰλῡ́ω • (dialū́ō)

  1. to loose one from another, to part asunder, undo, dissolve

Conjugation

Derived terms

Derivatives from δῐᾰλῡ́ω (and see their compounds):

Compounds with δῐᾰλῡ́ω (and see their Derived terms):

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

  • διαλάω (dialáo) (rare, vernacular)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαλύω (dialúō), morphologically δια- (dia-) +‎ λύω (lýo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði̯aˈli.o/, (colloquially) /ðʝaˈli.o/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧λύ‧ω
  • Hyphenation: δια‧λύ‧ω

Verb

διαλύω • (dialýo) (past διέλυσα/διάλυσα, passive διαλύομαι)

  1. to dismantle
  2. to dissolve (a solid in a solvent)
    Διέλυσα 5 γρ. ζάχαρη σε λίγο νερό.
    Diélysa 5 gr. záchari se lígo neró.
    I dissolved 5 grams of sugar in a little water.
  3. to disband, dissolve, break up, disperse
    Η εταιρεία διαλύθηκε.
    I etaireía dialýthike.
    The company disbanded.
  4. to wreck, break up
    Μου ζήτησε να χωρίσουμε και διαλύθηκα.
    Mou zítise na chorísoume kai dialýthika.
    He/She asked me for a divorce/separation and I became a wreck.

Conjugation

  • αδιάλυτος (adiálytos, “not dissolved; insoluble, undissolvable”)
  • αδιαλυτότητα f (adialytótita, “insolubility”)
  • αναδιαλύω (anadialýo, “to dissolve again”)
  • αξεδιάλυτος (axediálytos, “inextricable”)
  • αυτοδιαλύομαι (aftodialýomai, “to be dissolved by oneself”)
  • διαλυμένος (dialyménos, participle), διαλελυμένος (formal)
  • διάλυμα n (diályma, “solution”)
  • διάλυση f (diálysi, “dissolving”)
  • διαλυτήριο n (dialytírio)
  • διαλύτης m (dialýtis, “solvent”)
  • διαλυτικά n pl (dialytiká, “dialytics, umlaut”)
  • διαλυτικός (dialytikós)
  • διαλυτός (dialytós, “soluble”)
  • διαλυτότητα f (dialytótita)
  • δυσδιάλυτος (dysdiálytos, “hard to dissolve”)
  • ευδιάλυτος (evdiálytos, “resolvable”)
  • ξεδιαλύνω (xedialýno, “to disentagle, explain, make clear”)
  • υδατοδιαλυτός (ydatodialytós, “water-soluble”)
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