χρωστάω

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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χρωστώ (chrostó) + -άω (-áo). Inherited from Byzantine Greek χρωστῶ (khrōstô) (2nd person χρωστεῖς (khrōsteîs)). From Hellenistic Koine Greek χρεωστῶ (khreōstô), with avoidance of the hiatus [eo], contructed form of χρεωστέω (khreōstéō).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xɾoˈsta.o/
  • Hyphenation: χρω‧στά‧ω

Verb

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χρωστάω (chrostáo) / χρωστώ (imperfect χρωστούσα/χρώσταγα, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. to owe, be in debt

Conjugation

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Stem χρεωστ-

See also

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References

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  1. ^ χρωστώ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ^ χρωστώ, -άω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language