εὔχομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *eukʰomai (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀄𐀐𐀵 (e-u-ke-to, εὔχεται (eúkhetai))),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éwgʰ-e-ti, metathesized thematic present from *h₁wegʷʰ- (to promise, to praise). Cognates include Sanskrit ओहते (óhate), वाघत् (vāghát), Avestan 𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬈 (aojaite), Old Armenian գոգեմ (gogem), and Latin voveō.[2]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

εὔχομαι (eúkhomai)

  1. to pray, offer prayers
  2. to pray for, wish for, long for
  3. to vow or promise to do
  4. to profess loudly, to boast, vaunt

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Greek: εύχομαι (éfchomai) (learned)

References

  1. ^ εὔχομαι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εὔχομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 485-6

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