τσακώνω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek τσακώνω (tsakṓnō), probably from τσακίον (tsakíon, type of knife).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡saˈko.no/
  • Hyphenation: τσα‧κώ‧νω

Verb

τσακώνω • (tsakóno) (past τσάκωσα, passive τσακώνομαι)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) to catch, capture (seize by force)
    Η αστυνομία τσάκωσε τον διαρρήκτη.
    I astynomía tsákose ton diarríkti.
    The police caught the intruder.
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to grab, swipe (seize by force physically)
    Τσάκωσα το μπουκάλι από το τραπέζι.
    Tsákosa to boukáli apó to trapézi.
    I grabbed the bottle from the table.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • τσάκωμα n (tsákoma, argument, fight)
  • τσακωμός m (tsakomós, argument, fight)
  • τσακωμένος (tsakoménos, fighting, quarreling)
  • τσακώνομαι (tsakónomai) (passive equivalent)
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