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φαντάζω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From φᾰντός (phăntós, visible) +‎ -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō), verbal adjective of φαίνω (phaínō, I cause to appear, bring to light).[1]

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    Verb

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    φᾰντᾰ́ζω (phăntắzō)

    1. to show; to make visible
    2. (mediopassive) to place before one's mind, to picture to oneself, to imagine
    3. (passive voice) to become visible, appear
      1. to be heard
      2. to be terrified by visions or phantasms

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    and see φαίνω (phaínō)

    Descendants

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    • Greek: φαντάζω (fantázo), φαντάζομαι (fantázomai)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φαίνω (> DER > 6. Verbal adj.: a. -φαντος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1545-6

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω (phăntắzō, make visible). Passive voice, from the ancient middle voice φᾰντᾰ́ζομαι (phăntắzomai, imagine).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /fanˈda.zo/
    • Hyphenation: φα‧ντά‧ζω

    Verb

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    φαντάζω (fantázo) (past φάνταξα, passive φαντάζομαι) (the passive, with different sense)

    1. (informal): give the impression. +accusative or + σαν (san, like)
      1. to seem, to look like
        Μπροστά σ’ αυτό, όλα φαντάζουν ασήμαντα.
        Brostá s’ aftó, óla fantázoun asímanta.
        Compared to that, everything seems trivial.
      2. to make a sensation as, stand out
        Όταν μπήκε στην αίθουσα, φάνταζε σαν σταρ του κινηματογράφου με τη χρυσή τουαλέτα της.
        Ótan bíke stin aíthousa, fántaze san star tou kinimatográfou me ti chrysí toualéta tis.
        When she entered the room, she looked like a movie star in her gold gown.
    2. (informal, intransitive) to impress, to catch the eye
      Μου φάνταξε το κόκκινο φουστάνι, και το αγόρασα.
      Mou fántaxe to kókkino foustáni, kai to agórasa.
      The red dress caught my eye, and I bought it.

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