ταιριάζω

Greek

Etymology

From Mediaeval ταίρι (taíri, “pair”) + -ιάζω. Related to the ancient ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈrʝa.zo/
  • Hyphenation: ται‧ριά‧ζω

Verb

ταιριάζω • (tairiázo) (simple past ταίριαξα, passive —) [1]

  1. (transitive, intransitive) match, go with, correspond with

Conjugation

  • ασυνταίριαστος (asyntaíriastos, “not well-matched”)
  • αταίριαστος (ataíriastos, “not well-matched, not appropriate”)
  • συνταιριάζω (syntairiázo, “match, combine”)
  • συνταίριασμα n (syntaíriasma)
  • ταίριασμα n (taíriasma, “matching”)
  • ταιριασμένος (tairiasménos, “well-matched”), ταιριαγμένος (tairiagménos)

References

  1. Passive present ταιριάζομαι and passive past ταιριάχτηκα are mentioned but are extremely rare even colloquially. Third person ταιριάζεται is mostly a misspelling of ταιριάζετε (tairiázete, “you match”, plural) (2019, google)
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