δαγκάνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Hellenistic Koine and Medieval from δάκνω (dáknō) from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-. Based[1] on the aorist stem ἔδακον (édakon) with voicing the [k] between vowels.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δαγκάνω • (dankánō)

  1. Koine and Byzantine form of δάκνω (dáknō, to bite)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: δαγκάνω (dagkáno), δαγκώνω (dagkóno)

References

  1. δαγκάνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Koine Greek δαγκάνω.[1] Also see etymology of δαγκώνω.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðaŋˈɡano/
  • Hyphenation: δα‧γκά‧νω

Verb

δαγκάνω • (dagkáno) (past δάγκασα, passive δαγκάνομαι)

  1. (colloquial, less common) Alternative form of δαγκώνω (dagkóno) to bite

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • δαγκάνα f (dagkána, claw, pincers (of a crab))
  • and see: δαγκώνω (dagkóno) for derivatives of stem δαγκα-

References

  1. δαγκάνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading

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