Contionary:zsematao

Grekelin

Pronunciation (IPA)

• IPA: /ˌʑe.ma.ˈta.o/, [ˌʑɛ.mɑ.ˈtɑ.ɔ]

Etymology

From Old Grekelin ζ̌εματάω, from Medieval Greek ζεματάω, ζεματίζω, from Koine Greek ζέμα, from Ancient Greek ζέω, from Proto-Indo-European *yes- (To boil, to foam or to ferment). Cognate with Modern Greek ζεστός and ζεματάω, English yeast and Welsh ias.

Verb

zsematao

1. (Intransitive) To be very hot, have an increased temperature

   To viza zsemata.   (The water is very hot)

1. (By extension) To have a large fever

   Eis to láza zsematao.   (I am burning in fever)

1. (Transitive) To boil up, cook

   To levesi zsematao.   (I am cooking the soup)