κυριεύω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριεύω (kurieúō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ci.ɾiˈe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: κυ‧ρι‧εύ‧ω

Verb

κυριεύω (kyriévo) (past κυρίευσα/κυρίεψα, passive κυριεύομαι, p‑past κυριεύθηκα/κυριεύτηκα, ppp κυριευμένος) (transitive)

  1. (military) to capture, to take possession of
  2. (military) to conquer
  3. (figuratively, of a feeling) to overcome, to overwhelm, to take hold of, to take possession of

Conjugation

References

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