στενοχωρώ

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Greek

Alternative forms

forms in order of frequency and register

Etymology

Inherited from Koine Greek στενοχωρῶ (stenokhōrô, to be straitened, confined, to press, to be anxious). στενός (stenós, narrow) +‎ χώρος (chóros, space). The first combining form with both and : στενο-χωρώ and στενα-χωρώ.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ste.no.xoˈro/
  • Hyphenation: στε‧νο‧χω‧ρώ

Verb

στενοχωρώ (stenochoró) / στενοχωράω (past στενοχώρησα/στενοχώρεσα, passive στενοχωρούμαι/στενοχωριέμαι, p‑past στενοχωρήθηκα/στενοχωρέθηκα, ppp στενοχωρημένος / στενοχωρεμένος)

  1. to sadden, to grieve, to distress
  2. to upset (to make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy)

Conjugation

Verb with multiple forms -χωρή- and less formal -χωρέ- (also with both alternative suffixes: στενο- & colloquial στενα-)

Derived terms

References

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