χτενίζω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κτενίζω (ktenízō, “to comb”). Synchronically analysable as χτένα (chténa, “a comb”) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo). The third sense, to "comb, search", is a semantic loan from English comb.

Verb

χτενίζω • (chtenízo) (simple past χτένισα, passive χτενίζομαι)

  1. comb, groom
  2. rake
  3. (figuratively) comb, search

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • χτενίζω in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]
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