τρυπάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρῦπα (trûpa, “hole”) +‎ -άω (-áō), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill, pierce”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τρῡπάω • (trūpáō)

  1. to bore, pierce through
  2. to force through

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • τρῡ́πανον (trū́panon, “borer, trepan”)
  • τρῡπητής (trūpētḗs, “borer”)
    • → Translingual: Trypeta

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the modern τρυπώ (trypó), τρυπ- + -άω, from Ancient Greek τρῡπῶ (trūpô), contracted form of τρῡπάω (trūpáō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾiˈpa.o/
  • Hyphenation: τρυ‧πά‧ω

Verb

τρυπάω • (trypáo) / τρυπώ (past τρύπησα, passive τρυπιέμαι, p‑past τρυπήθηκα, ppp τρυπημένος)

  1. to pierce, puncture, drill, prick (make a hole in)

Conjugation

and see their related words
  • αξετρύπωτος (axetrýpotos)
  • ατρύπητος (atrýpitos)
  • ατρύπωτος (atrýpotos)
  • γεωτρύπανο (geotrýpano)
  • διατρυπώ (diatrypó, “mpale, transpierce”)
  • κατατρυπάω (katatrypáo), κατατρυπώ (katatrypó)
  • ξετρυπώνω (xetrypóno)
  • τρύπα f (trýpa, “hole”)
  • τρυπάνι n (trypáni, “drill”) (tool)
  • τρύπημα n (trýpima, “drilling, puncture”)
  • τρυπητήρι n (trypitíri)
  • τρυπητό n (trypitó, “strainer, colander”)
  • τρυπητός (trypitós, “slotted”)
  • τρύπιος (trýpios, “pitted, holey”)
  • τρυποκάρυδος m (trypokárydos)
  • τρύπωμα n (trýpoma)
  • τρυπώνω (trypóno, “tack”)

References

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