κανονίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰνον- (kanon-), the oblique stem of κᾰνών (kanṓn, rule, standard), + -ῐ́ζω (-ízō, denominative verb suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰνονῐ́ζω (kanonízō)

  1. I measure, regulate
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1105a.3:
      κανονίζομεν δὲ καὶ τὰς πράξεις, οἳ μὲν μᾶλλον οἳ δ᾽ ἧττον, ἡδονῇ καὶ λύπῃ
      kanonízomen dè kaì tàs práxeis, hoì mèn mâllon hoì d᾽ hêtton, hēdonêi kaì lúpēi
      Again, pleasure and pain are also the standards by which we all, in a greater or less degree, regulate our actions.
  2. (grammar) I conjugate (a verb); I parse

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κᾰνόνισμᾰ (kanónisma)
  • κᾰνονισμός (kanonismós)
  • κᾰνονιστέον (kanonistéon)
  • κᾰνονιστῐκός (kanonistikós)

Descendants

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κᾰνονῐ́ζω (kanonízō).

Verb

κανονίζω (kanonízo) (simple past κανόνισα, passive κανονίζομαι)

  1. arrange, plan, set a date for
  2. sort out, determine

Conjugation

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