διχοτομώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διχοτομέω (dikhotoméō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði.xo.toˈmo/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧χο‧το‧μώ

Verb

διχοτομώ • (dichotomó) (past διχοτόμησα, passive διχοτομούμαι, ppp διχοτομημένος)

  1. (geometry) to bisect (to divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts)
  2. (figuratively) to divide in two, to partition (e.g. a country or region)

Conjugation