κτίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (to settle). Cognates include Sanskrit क्षेति (kṣeti), Avestan 𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬙𐬌 (šaēiti) and, via Iranian borrowing, Old Armenian շէն (šēn).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κτίζω (ktízō)

  1. to people
  2. to found, build, establish (a city)
  3. to plant (e.g. an orchard)
  4. to create, produce
  5. to make so
  6. to perpetrate

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνακτίζω (anaktízō)
  • ἐγκτίζω (enktízō)
  • ἐπικτίζω (epiktízō)
  • μετακτίζω (metaktízō)
  • προσκτίζω (prosktízō)
  • συγκτίζω (sunktízō)

References


Greek

Verb

κτίζω (ktízo) (simple past έκτισα, passive κτίζομαι)

  1. Alternative form of χτίζω (chtízo)

Conjugation

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