γειτονεύω

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek γειτονεύω (geitoneúō).[1] By surface analysis, γείτον(ας) (geíton(as)) +‎ -εύω (-évo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʝi.toˈne.vo/
  • Hyphenation: γει‧το‧νεύ‧ω

Verb

γειτονεύω (geitonévo) (past γειτόνεψα, passive —) (intransitive)

  1. to be a neighbour (UK) / neighbor (US) (of)
  2. to neighbour (UK), to neighbor (US) (to be adjacent to)
    Synonym: (learned) γειτνιάζω (geitniázo)
    Near-synonym: συνορεύω (synorévo)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ γειτονεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language