καρυκεύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰρῡ́κη (karū́kē, “rich sauce made of blood and spices”) +‎ -εύω (-eúō, verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰρῡκεύω • (karūkeúō) (Koine)

  1. dress with rich sauce
    Synonyms: ἀρτύω (artúō), φαρμάσσω (pharmássō)
  2. (figuratively, of speech) season a story with nice words or phrases
  3. (figuratively) embroil

Inflection

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κᾰρῡκεύω (karūkeúō), from κᾰρῡ́κη (karū́kē).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ɾiˈce.vo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧ρυ‧κεύ‧ω

Verb

καρυκεύω • (karykévo) (past καρύκεψα, passive καρυκεύομαι)

  1. (transitive) to add spice, to flavour
    Synonyms: αρταίνω (artaíno), αρτύνω (artýno), αρωματίζω (aromatízo), νοστιμεύω (nostimévo), νοστιμίζω (nostimízo)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to spice up
  3. (transitive, figuratively, of speech) to embellish with details and nice words

Conjugation

  • ακαρύκευτος (akarýkeftos, “unseasoned”, adjective)
  • καρυκευμένος (karykevménos, “seasoned”, participle)
  • καρύκευμα n (karýkevma, “seasoning, dressing”)
  • καρύκευση f (karýkefsi, “the act of seasoning”)

References

  1. καρυκεύω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading

  • καρυκεύω - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  • καρυκεύω - 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.
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