υποσκάπτω

See also: ὑποσκάπτω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποσκάπτω (huposkáptō). By surface analysis, υπο- (under) and the ancient σκάπτω (skáptō, dig).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.poˈska.pto/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧πο‧σκά‧πτω

Verb

υποσκάπτω • (yposkápto) (past υπέσκαψα, passive υποσκάπτομαι)

  1. to undermine
  2. (rarely literal) to dig under[1]

Conjugation

  • υποσκαφή f (yposkafí)
  • υπόσκαφος (ypóskafos)

References

  1. υποσκάπτω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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