νοσώ

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νοσῶ (nosô),[1] contracted form of νοσέω (noséō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noˈso/
  • Hyphenation: νο‧σώ

Verb

νοσώ (nosó) (past νόσησα, passive —) (intransitive)

  1. (learnedly) to ail, to be ailing, to be ill, to be sick
    Synonyms: αρρωσταίνω (arrostaíno), ασθενώ (asthenó)
  2. (figuratively) to be ailing (of an economy or social institution)

Conjugation

References

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