αλαζονεύομαι

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀλαζονεύομαι (alazoneúomai, brag), from ἀλαζών (alazṓn, vagrant; charlatan; pretentious).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.la.zoˈne.vo.me/
  • Hyphenation: α‧λα‧ζο‧νεύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

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αλαζονεύομαι (alazonévomai) deponent (past αλαζονεύτηκα) (rare)

  1. to swagger, be arrogant, be haughty
  2. to swank, boasts and lie

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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