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Greek
- φυλάγω (fylágo) (variant)
- φυλάσσω (fylásso) (formal, the ancient form)
Pronunciation
Verb
φυλάω • (fyláo) (imperfect φύλαγα, past φύλαξα, passive φυλάγομαι, p‑past φυλάχτηκα, ppp φυλαγμένος)
- to guard, protect
- to guard, watch over
- to be on sentry duty
- to be "it" in hide and seek (the children's game) in the expression
- τα φυλάω (ta fyláo) but never *τα φυλώ
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
See also
- κρυφτό n (kryftó, “hide-and-seek”)