επιθυμώ

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπῐθῡμῶ (epĭthūmô),[1] contracted form of ἐπῐθῡμέω (epĭthūméō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pi.θiˈmo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧θυ‧μώ

Verb

επιθυμώ (epithymó) (past επιθύμησα, passive —)

  1. to desire, want, wish
  2. to long for, pine for

Conjugation

References

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