βάφω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek βάφω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō) with metaplasm from aorist stem ‑βαψ- according to a common pattern (έβαψα βάφω, έγραψα γράφω).[1] Related to βαφτίζω (vaftízo). Traditionally related to βυθός (vythós), βαθύς (vathýs)[2], although Beekes disagrees (see βυθός (buthós)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.fo/
  • Hyphenation: βά‧φω

Verb

βάφω • (váfo) (past έβαψα, passive βάφομαι)

  1. paint (house, door, etc)
  2. put on makeup (nail varnish, lipstick, etc)
  3. dye
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to be in trouble having made a mistake
    Την έβαψες! ― Tin évapses! ― You're for it!

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • αιματοβάφω (aimatováfo)
  • αιματοβαμμένος (aimatovamménos, “bloodstained”, participle)
  • άβαφος (ávafos, “uncoloured”)
  • βάμμα n (vámma, “tincture”)
  • βαμμένος (vamménos, “painted”, participle)
  • βαφέας m (vaféas)
  • βαφείο n (vafeío)
  • βαφιάς m (vafiás)
  • βάψιμο n (vápsimo)
  • ξέβαμμα n (xévamma)
  • ξεβάφω (xeváfo)
  • τυποβαφείο n (typovafeío)
  • φρεσκοβαμμένος (freskovamménos, participle)

References

  1. βάφω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “βάφω”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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