ξύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ksuyō, from Proto-Indo-European *ksuyéti, from *ksew- (to scrape). Cognate with ξέω (xéō), ξαίνω (xaínō), Latin novācula, saucius, and many others.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ξῡ́ω • (xū́ō)

  1. to scrape, scratch
  2. to plane, smooth, polish
  3. to make smooth or fine, work finely or delicately
  4. to engrave

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