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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek μεγαλώνω (megalṓnō). By surface analysis, μεγάλος (megálos) + -ώνω (-óno).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.no/
- Hyphenation: με‧γα‧λώ‧νω
Verb
μεγαλώνω • (megalóno) (past μεγάλωσα)
- (transitive) to enlarge
- (transitive) to magnify
- (transitive) to increase, to make bigger
- (intransitive) to increase, to get bigger, to grow
- (intransitive, of days) to get longer
- (transitive) to bring up, raise
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
References
- ^ μεγαλώνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.