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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek λιγοστεύω, form of ὀλιγοστεύω (oligosteúō), from ὀλιγοστός (oligostós) (λιγοστός (ligostós))[1] + -εύω (-évo, suffix for verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /li.ɣoˈste.vo/
  • Hyphenation: λι‧γο‧στεύ‧ω

Verb

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λιγοστεύω (ligostévo) (past λιγόστεψα, passive —, ppp λιγοστεμένος / λιγοστευμένος)[2]

  1. to reduce, decrease, lessen

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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  • and see: λίγος (lígos, a little, a few)

References

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  1. ^ λιγοστεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ λιγοστεύω - 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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