επενδύω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπενδύω (ependúō) / ἐπενδύνω (ependúnō) with semantic loan from French revêtir and investir and English invest.[1] By surface analysis, επ- (ep-) +‎ ενδύω (endýo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.penˈði.o/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πεν‧δύ‧ω

Verb

επενδύω (ependýo) (past επένδυσα, passive επενδύομαι)

  1. to coat, to cover (with material)
  2. to invest

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

References

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