υποσκάπτω

See also: ὑποσκάπτω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποσκάπτω (huposkáptō). Synchronically analysable as υπο- (under) and the ancient σκάπτω (skáptō, dig).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.poˈska.pto/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧πο‧σκά‧πτω

Verb

υποσκάπτω (yposkápto) (past υπέσκαψα, passive υποσκάπτομαι)

  1. undermine
  2. (rarely literal) dig under[1]

Conjugation

  • υποσκαφή f (yposkafí)
  • υπόσκαφος (ypóskafos)

References

  1. Georgios Babiniotis (2002), υποσκάπτω”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
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