μουσκεύω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μοσχεύω (moskheúō, to transplant an offshoot (after soaking it)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈsce.vo/
  • Hyphenation: μου‧σκεύ‧ω

Verb

μουσκεύω (mouskévo) (simple past μούσκεψα, passive μουσκεύομαι)

  1. (transitive) ret
  2. (transitive) soak
  3. (intransitive) become soaked
  4. (figuratively) (expression) to botch, to fail after clumsy efforts
    Τα μούσκεψα, ναι, τα έκανα μούσκεμα!Ta moúskepsa, nai, ta ékana moúskema!I made a mess of it (literally, “I botched it, yes, I made a soaking of it! (= I botched).”)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • καταβρέχω (katavrécho)
  • μουλιάζω (mouliázo)
  • (figurative): (expreσsion) τα κάνω μούσκεμα (ta káno moúskema), τα κάνω θάλασσα (ta káno thálassa)
  • αμούσκευτος (amoúskeftos, unsoaked, adjective)
  • μούσκεμα n (moúskema, soaking, making wet)
  • μουσκεμένος m (mouskeménos, soaking, sodden)
  • μουσκίδι n (mouskídi, soaking wet, soaked)
  • μούσκιο n (moúskio, soak)
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