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Greek
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /θoˈro/
- Hyphenation: θω‧ρώ
Verb
θωρώ • (thoró) (imperfect θωρούσα, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses
- (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
θωρώ (active forms, imperfective)
- θωριά f (thoriá) (vernacular, poetic)
References
- ^ θωρώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ θεωρώ - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)