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ἐπιγλυκαίνω

From LSJ

Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22
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Transliteration A: epiglykaínō Transliteration B: epiglykainō Transliteration C: epiglykaino Beta Code: e)piglukai/nw

English (LSJ)

A sweeten, Dion. Byz.2, Gal.14.277, Philum. ap. Orib. 45.29.8.
II. intr., to be sweetish, Thphr. CP 6.15.4.

German (Pape)

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπιγλῠκαίνω: καθιστῶ τι ὁπωσοῦν γλυκύ, ἵνα ἐπιγλυκάνω καὶ κατακεράσω τὴν χολὴν Γαλην. τ. 14, σ. 277, 12. ΙΙ. ἀμεταβ., ὀσμὴν οἷον ἐπιγλυκαίνουσαν, ἔχουσαν γλυκύτητά τινα, Θεόφρ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 6. 15, 4.

Greek Monolingual

ἐπιγλυκαίνω (Α)
1. κάνω κάτι γλυκύτερο
2. είμαι υπόγλυκος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + γλυκαίνω ή < επίγλυκυς].

Translations

sweeten

Aromanian: ndultsescu, ãndultsescu; Bulgarian: подслаждам; Catalan: endolcir; Chinese Mandarin: 加甜; Czech: sladit; Danish: søde, forsøde; Dutch: zoeten; Esperanto: dolĉigi; Estonian: magustama; Finnish: makeuttaa; French: adoucir; Galician: adozar; Gallurese: indulcí; German: süßen; Greek: γλυκαίνω; Ancient Greek: ἀναγλυκαίνω, ἀπογλυκαίνω, ἀφηδύνω, γλυκάζω, γλυκαίνω, ἐγγλυκαίνω, ἐπιγλυκαίνω, ἐφηδύνω, ἡδύνω, καθηδύνω, καταγλυκαίνω, παρηδύνω; Hungarian: édesít; Irish: milsigh; Italian: addolcire, zuccherare; Korean: 달게 하다; Latin: condulco, dulcifico, dulco, dulcoro; Latvian: saldināt; Luxembourgish: séissen; Macedonian: засладува; Maori: whakareka; Norman: adouochi; Old English: swētan; Polish: słodzić; Portuguese: adoçar, adocicar; Quechua: misk'ichay; Romanian: îndulci; Russian: подслащивать, подслащать, сластить, подсластить; Sardinian Campidanese: indurciai; Logudorese: indulchire; Sassarese: indutzà; Sicilian: nnùciri; Spanish: azucarar, edulcorar, endulzar; Swedish: söta; Ukrainian: підсолоджувати, підсолодити