φιλοξενώ

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek φιλοξενῶ (philoxenô), contracted form of φιλοξενέω (philoxenéō), with semantic loan from French hospitaliser (in its rare and dated meaning 'to give hospitality') and English host.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fi.lo.kseˈno/
  • Hyphenation: φι‧λο‧ξε‧νώ

Verb

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φιλοξενώ (filoxenó) (past φιλοξένησα, passive φιλοξενούμαι)

  1. to accommodate, to put up, to host
  2. to host, to play host to, to invite (to/at an event)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ φιλοξενώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language