φτιάχνω

Greek

Alternative forms

Spellings with ⟨ει⟩ are etymological spellings[1]

  • φτειάχνω (fteiáchno)

Vernacular, colloquial forms:

  • σιάχνω (siáchno)
  • φκειάχνω (fkeiáchno)
  • φκιάνω (fkiáno)
  • φκιάχνω (fkiáchno)
  • φτειάνω (fteiáno)
  • φτιάνω (ftiáno)

Etymology

From the mediaeval Byzantine Greek types εὐθειάζω (eutheiázō), ευτειάζω (euteiázō), φθειάζω (phtheiázō), φτειάζω (phteiázō, to handle, prepare, make, repair, create, literally make something straight) and ευθειάνω (eutheiánō), ευτειάνω (euteiánō), φειάνω (pheiánō), φθειάνω (phtheiánō), φτειάννω (phteiánnō), φτειάνω (phteiánō, to correct, heal, handle, prepare, punish, convert, build, materialize, create), as well as φθιάχνω (phthiákhnō)[2], from Ancient Greek εὐθύς (euthús, straight) + -άζω (-ázō). In order to arrive at the modern types, various metaplasms are needed:

  • εὐθειάζω > ευτειάζω / φθειάζω > φτειάζω or φτιάζω;
  • εὐθειάζω > εὐθειάνω > ευτειάνω / φθειάνω > φτειάνω or φτιάνω, along the aorist theme εὐθειασ-, according to the scheme: έχασαχάνω;
  • φτιάνω > φτιάζω, along the aorist theme φτιασ-, according to the scheme: κούρασακουράζω;
  • φτιάζω > φτιάχνω, along the new aorist theme φτιαξ-, after the scheme: έπαιξαπαίζω, with the new present being formed according to the scheme: έριξαρίχνω.[3][4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈftça.xno/ (pronounced with synizesis of [i]+[a])
  • Hyphenation: φτιά‧χνω

Verb

φτιάχνω (ftiáchno) active (past έφτιαξα, passive φτιάχνομαι, ppast φτιάχτηκα, ppp φτιαγμένος)

  1. make, build, create, construct
  2. fix, mend, repair
  3. improve, get better
  4. and see the passive φτιάχνομαι

Conjugation

  • άφτιαχτος (áftiachtos), άφτιαστος (áftiastos), άφκιαχτος (áfkiachtos)
  • κακοφτιάχνω (kakoftiáchno), κακοφτιάνω (kakoftiáno)
  • καλοφτιάχνω (kaloftiáchno), καλοφτιάνω (kaloftiáno)
  • ξαναφτιάχνω (xanaftiáchno)
  • φτιάξιμο n (ftiáximo)
  • φτιασίδι n (ftiasídi)
  • φτιασιδώνω (ftiasidóno)
  • φτιαχτός (ftiachtós)

See also

References

  1. as in Georgios Babiniotis (2002), φτιάχνω”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
  2. ευθειάζω, ευθειάνω - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
  3. φτιάχνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  4. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), φτειάχνω”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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