γυρεύω

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek γυρεύω (gureúō), from Hellenistic Koine Greek γῡρεύω (gūreúō, run round in a circle) from the Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, ring, circle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʝiˈɾe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: γυ‧ρεύ‧ω

Verb

γυρεύω (gyrévo) (past γύρεψα) rare passive: γυρεύομαι

  1. (informal) to look for, want

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • and see: γύρος m (gýros, round, perimeter)

References

  1. ^ γυρεύω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  2. ^ γυρεύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.