κυνηγώ

Greek

Alternative forms

• κυνηγώ (kynigó) (contracted form)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῠνηγέω, κῠνηγῶ (kunēgéō, kunēgô). See κῠνηγός (kunēgós), κύων (kúōn, “dog”).

Verb

κυνηγώ • (kynigó) (past κυνήγησα, passive κυνηγιέμαι)

1. chase, hunt, pursue, follow
2. stalk, track (an animal)
3. stalk, harass (a person)

Synonyms

• (chase): καταδιώκω (katadióko)

Coordinate terms

• ενεδρεύω (enedrévo, “to ambush, to waylay”)

Derived terms

• κυνηγημένος (kynigiménos, “hunted”, passive participle)

Related terms

• ακυνήγητος (akynígitos, “not chased”)
• κυνηγετικός (kynigetikós, “related to hunting”)
• κυνήγι n (kynígi, “hunting”)