παρατείνω

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From παρα- (para-, beside, by) +‎ τείνω (teínō, to stretch out).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

πᾰρᾰτείνω (parateínō)

  1. to stretch out along, beside, or near; to extend, deploy; to extend along; to be stretched at length, laid low
    1. to stretch on the rack, torture; to be tortured; to be worn out
    2. to prolong, protract
      1. to delay
    3. to apply a figure to a straight line
    4. (of the bowels) to relax
    5. to lengthen in pronunciation; (of sound, of echo) to prolong
    6. to stretch or lie beside or along
      1. to extend; to extend over
      2. (of time) to extend; to continue one's life

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: paratenic

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