χτενίζω

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