μένω

See also: μενῶ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ménō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay, stand still”). Cognates include Latin maneō (“remain”), Persian ماندن‎ (mândan, “to remain”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μένω • (ménō)

  1. I stay, wait
    1. (in battle) I stand fast
    2. I stay where I am
    3. I lodge
    4. I tarry; I loiter, am idle
    5. (of things) I am lasting; I remain, stand
    6. (of condition) I remain
    7. I abide by
    8. (impersonal, with infinitive) it remains
  2. (of persons) I await, expect
    1. I wait for (accusative) to (infinitive)

Inflection

Derived terms

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek μένω (ménō), from Proto-Indo-European *men-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.no/
  • Hyphenation: μέ‧νω

Verb

μένω • (méno) (past έμεινα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) stay, reside, live (somewhere)
    δεν μένω πια εδώ ― den méno pia edó ― I don't live here anymore
    Οι γονείς μου τότε έμεναν στην Αθήνα.
    Oi goneís mou tóte émenan stin Athína.
    My parents were then living in Athens.
  2. (copulative) stay, remain (in a condition)
    μένω ανύπαντρος ― méno anýpantros ― I remain single
  3. (intransitive) remain, be left over see: μένει (ménei) (3rd person, impersonal)
    Δεν μένει τίποτα να πούμε. ― Den ménei típota na poúme. ― There is nothing left to be said.
  4. (transitive) fail (examination)

Conjugation

Synonyms

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See also

  • μένω (méno, “to live, be alive”)
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