μεγαλώνω

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek μεγαλώνω (megalṓnō). By surface analysis, μεγάλος (megálos) +‎ -ώνω (-óno).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.no/
  • Hyphenation: με‧γα‧λώ‧νω

Verb

μεγαλώνω (megalóno) (past μεγάλωσα)

  1. (transitive) to enlarge
  2. (transitive) to magnify
  3. (transitive) to increase, to make bigger
  4. (intransitive) to increase, to get bigger, to grow
  5. (intransitive, of days) to get longer
  6. (transitive) to bring up, raise

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

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