παρατηρώ

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παρατηρῶ (paratērô), contracted form of παρατηρέω (paratēréō), from παρα- (para-) +‎ τηρέω (tēréō). The sense "observe" is a semantic loan from French observer.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.tiˈɾo/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧τη‧ρώ

Verb

παρατηρώ (paratiró) (past παρατήρησα, passive παρατηρούμαι, p‑past παρατηρήθηκα, ppp παρατηρημένος)

  1. to observe
  2. to notice
  3. to note

Conjugation

and see: παρά (pará) and τηρώ (tiró, observe, follow rules)

References

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