πουλάω

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πουλ(ώ) (poul(ó)) + -άω (-áo), inherited from Byzantine Greek πουλῶ (poulô), from Ancient Greek πωλῶ (pōlô) with [o] > [u], contracted form of πωλέω (pōléō, to sell) [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈla.o/
  • Hyphenation: που‧λά‧ω

Verb

πουλάω • (pouláo) / πουλώ (past πούλησα, passive πουλιέμαι, ppast πουλήθηκα, ppp πουλημένος)

  1. to sell
  2. to sell out, betray

Conjugation

Compounds
  • ακριβοπουλώ (akrivopouló, sell at a high price)
  • καλοπουλάω (kalopouláo), καλοπουλώ (kalopouló, sell a good price)
  • μοσχοπουλάω (moschopouláo), μοσχοπουλώ (moschopouló, sell a very high price)
  • ξεπουλάω (xepouláo), (ξεπουλώ (xepouló)
Other

also

  • πώληση f (pólisi, sale)
  • and see: πωλώ (poló, sell) for the formal πωλ- stem

References

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