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τήκω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (to melt). Cognates include Latin tabeo, Sanskrit तोयम् (toyam), Old Armenian թանամ (tʻanam, I wet) and Old English þawian (English thaw).

Verb

τήκω (tḗkō)

  1. (transitive, of metals) to melt, melt down
    • 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogeny 867-868:
      ὣς ἄρα τήκετο γαῖα σέλαι πυρὸς αἰθομένοιο. ῥῖψε δέ μιν θυμῷ ἀκαχὼν ἐς Τάρταρον εὐρύν.
      hṑs ára tḗketo gaîa sélai puròs aithoménoio. rhîpse dé min thumōî akakhṑn es Tártaron eurún.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figuratively) to dissolve, cause to waste or pine away
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 8.521-522:
      ταῦτʼ ἄρʼ ἀοιδὸς ἄειδε περικλυτός· αὐτὰρ Ὀδυσσεὺς τήκετο, δάκρυ δʼ ἔδευεν ὑπὸ βλεφάροισι παρειάς.
      taût ár aoidòs áeide periklutós; autàr Odusseùs tḗketo, dákru d édeuen hupò blephároisi pareiás.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀποτήκω (apotḗkō)
  • δῐᾰτήκω (dĭătḗkō)
  • ἐκτήκω (ektḗkō)
  • ἐντήκω (entḗkō)
  • ἐξτήκω (extḗkō)
  • κᾰτᾰτήκω (kătătḗkō)
  • περῐτήκω (perĭtḗkō)
  • σῠντήκω (sŭntḗkō)
  • τακερός (takerós)
  • τᾰκηρός (tăkērós)
  • τηκεδών (tēkedṓn)
  • τηκτῐκός (tēktĭkós)
  • τηκτός (tēktós)
  • τῆξῐς (têxĭs)
  • ὑποτήκομαι (hupotḗkomai)

Descendants

  • Greek: τήκω (tíko)

Further reading

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