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τρώω

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō). Forms with stem -φαγ- derived from the stem of Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾo.o/
  • Hyphenation: τρώ‧ω

Verb

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τρώω (tróo) (past έφαγα, passive τρώγομαι)

  1. to eat
    1. to chew and swallow food
      Θέλω να τρώω υγιεινά, αλλά χθες έφαγα τρία χάμπουργκερ.
      Thélo na tróo ygieiná, allá chthes éfaga tría chámpourgker.
      I want to eat healthily, but yesterday I ate three hamburgers.
    2. to eat, breakfast, dine (have a meal)
    3. (religion) to eat nonfasting foods
  2. to corrode, abrade, eat into, rust away
  3. to bite, sting (by insect,etc)
  4. (figuratively) to take bribes
  5. (active voice) (τις ~) to be beaten, beaten up, to take a beating, to be spanked, smashed, physically attacked, stomped, to lose a game or match, (idiomatic): have one's ass kicked, take an ass kicking, to be finished, to take licks, take a licking
    Ο τύπος τις έφαγε πριν μαχαιρωθεί.
    O týpos tis éfage prin machairotheí.
    The guy got the shit kicked out of him before he was stabbed.

Conjugation

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