εξερευνώ

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἐξερευνῶ (exereunô) < ἐξ (ex) + ἐρευνῶ (ereunô). A semantic loan from French explorer or from English explore.[1] By surface analysis, εξ- (ex-, from) +‎ ερευνώ (erevnó, search, investigage).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.kse.ɾevˈno/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧ξε‧ρευ‧νώ
  • Old Hyphenation: εξ‧ε‧ρευ‧νώ

Verb[edit]

εξερευνώ (exerevnó) / εξερευνάω (past εξερεύνησα, passive εξερευνώμαι, p‑past εξερευνήθηκα, ppp εξερευνημένος)

  1. to explore, investigate
    Εξερευνώ όλες τις δυνατότητες.Exerevnó óles tis dynatótites.I explore all the possibilities.

Conjugation[edit]

A formal verb, with a less common colloquial present ending -άω, εξερευνάω (exerevnáo). Compare to ερευνάω/ερευνώ (erevnáo/erevnó).

Related terms[edit]

and see: ερευνάω/ερευνώ (erevnáo/erevnó, search, investigate)

References[edit]

  1. ^ εξερευνώΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.