πεινάω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πεῖνᾰ (peîna, hunger) +‎ -ᾰ́ω (-áō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πεινᾰ́ω (peináō)

  1. to be hungry
  2. (with genitive) to hunger after
    1. (figuratively) to hunger after, long for, crave after

Inflection

References

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεινάω (peináō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈna.o/
  • Hyphenation: πει‧νά‧ω

Verb

πεινάω/πεινώ (peináo/peinó) (past πείνασα, passive —, ppp πεινασμένος)

  1. to be hungry, be famished

Conjugation