εγκυμονώ

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐγκυμονῶ (enkumonô), from Ancient Greek ἐγκυμονέω (enkumonéō), with semantic loan from French être gros de in the figurative sense.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eŋ.ɟi.moˈno/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧γκυ‧μο‧νώ

Verb

εγκυμονώ (egkymonó) (passive εγκυμονούμαι)

  1. to be pregnant (with), to carry (to have developing offspring within one's body)
    Synonym: κυοφορώ (kyoforó)
  2. (figuratively, chiefly in the third person), to carry (with it), to pose (:risk, danger)

Conjugation

References

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