εκπροσωπώ

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek εκπροσωπώ (ekprosōpṓ), with semantic loan from French représenter. By surface analysis, εκ- (ek-) +‎ πρόσωπο (prósopo) + ().[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ek.pɾo.soˈpo/
  • Hyphenation: εκ‧προ‧σω‧πώ

Verb

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εκπροσωπώ (ekprosopó) (past εκπροσώπησα, passive εκπροσωπούμαι, p‑past εκπροσωπήθηκα, ppp εκπροσωπημένος)

  1. (transitive) to represent (to stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of)
  2. (transitive, politics) to represent (to act as a representative of)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ εκπροσωπώ”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998