θωρώ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Byzantine Greek θωρῶ (thōrô), from earlier θιωρῶ (thiōrô), from Ancient Greek θεωρῶ (theōrô), common variant of θεωρέω (theōréō) / .[1] [2] Doublet of θεωρώ (theoró).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /θoˈro/
  • Hyphenation: θω‧ρώ

Verb[edit]

θωρώ (thoró) (imperfect θωρούσα, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. (vernacular, poetic) to gaze, examine, look over
    • Poem by Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824-1879)
      Πῶς μᾶς θωρεῖς ἀκίνητος;... Ποῦ τρέχει ὁ λογισμός σου
      Pos mas thoreís akínitos?... Pou tréchei o logismós sou
      How do you gaze upon us, still?... And where your thoughts are drifting
      (literally, “How do you gaze upon us, immobile?... Where is your thinking running to?”)

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ θωρώΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ θεωρώKriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)