ψαρεύω

Greek

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek ψαρεύω (psareúō), from ψάρ(ι) n (psár(i), “fish”) + -εύω (-évo, “suffix for verbs”). Unrelated to ψαρός (psarós, “grey”) and to ψαρονέφρι n (psaronéfri, “tenderloin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psaˈɾe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: ψα‧ρεύ‧ω

Verb

ψαρεύω • (psarévo) (past ψάρεψα, passive ψαρεύομαι, p‑past ψαρεύτηκα, ppp ψαρεμένος)

  1. fish, angle, dive for fish, hook fish
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) fish (investigate someone's opinion in a deceiving way)
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) find

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References

  1. "ψαρε(υ)μένος" at Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “ψαρεύω”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
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