ποικίλλω
Greek
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ποικίλλω (poikíllō).[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
editποικίλλω • (poikíllo) (imperfect ποίκιλλα, past ποίκιλα, p‑past ποικίλθηκα, ppp ποικιλμένος)
- (transitive) to variegate (to change the appearance of something, especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour)
- (transitive) to vary (to institute a change in, from a current state; to modify)
- (intransitive) to vary (to display differences)
- Synonym: διαφέρω (diaféro)
Conjugation
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
edit- see: ποικίλος (poikílos)
References
edit- ^ ποικίλλω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language