διαχέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

δῐᾰ- (dĭă-, through; in different directions) +‎ χέω (khéō, pour).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δῐᾰχέω • (dĭăkhéō)

  1. to scatter
  2. to disperse
  3. (figuratively) to confound
  4. (mediopassive voice) to be poured from one vessel to another
  5. (mediopassive voice) to run through, spread
  6. (mediopassive voice) to be dissolved

Inflection

  • ἀδῐᾰ́χυτος (adĭắkhutos, not softened by cooking)
  • δῐᾰχῡλόομαι (dĭăkhūlóomai, be made into a syrup)
  • δῐᾰ́χῡλος (dĭắkhūlos, juicy)
  • δῐᾰ́χῠμα n (dĭắkhŭma, cause of laughter)
  • διαχύνω (diakhúnō)
  • δῐᾰ́χῠσῐς f (dĭắkhŭsĭs, diffusion)
  • δῐᾰχῠτῐκός (dĭăkhŭtĭkós, able to dissolve)
  • δῐᾰχυτλάζω (dĭăkhutlázō, besprinkle)
  • δῐᾰ́χῠτον n (dĭắkhŭton, wine made from partly dried grapes)
  • εὐδῐᾰ́χῠτος (eudĭắkhŭtos, easily dissolved)
  • πολυδῐᾰ́χῠτος (poludĭắkhŭtos, widely diffused)
  • συνδῐᾰχέω (sundĭăkhéō, dissolve into a liquid)

Descendants

  • Greek: διαχέω (diachéo)

Further reading

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διαχέω (diakhéō). Morphologically, from δια- (in different directions) + the ancient χέω (pour, scatter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði̯aˈçe.o/, /ðʝaˈçe.o/
  • Hyphenation: δια‧χέ‧ω
  • Old Hyphenation: δι‧α‧χέ‧ω

Verb

διαχέω • (diachéo) (past διέχυσα, passive διαχέομαι, p‑past διαχύθηκα, ppp διαχυμένος)

  1. to diffuse, spread, shed about; literally: "I diffuse"

Conjugation

Compare to the conjugation of διαχύνω (diachýno) with common forms e.g. for past tense.

  • διάχυση f (diáchysi, diffusion; joy, gaiety)
  • διαχύσεις f pl (diachýseis)
  • διαχυτικός (diachytikós, effusive)
  • διαχυτικότητα f (diachytikótita)
  • διάχυτος (diáchytos, diffuse)
  • and see: χέω (chéo, pour, scatter)