παραμένω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • παρμένω (parménō) – Poetic
  • παραμίμνω (paramímnō) – Poetic

Etymology

From παρά (pará, “beside”) + μένω (ménō, “I remain”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πᾰρᾰμένω • (paraménō)

  1. I stay near, stand beside
  2. I stand my ground, stand fast
  3. I stay behind
  4. I survive
  5. (of things) I endure, last

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐπιπᾰρᾰμένω (epiparaménō)
  • προσπᾰρᾰμένω (prosparaménō)
  • σῠμπᾰρᾰμένω (sumparaménō)
  • ἀπᾰράμονος (aparámonos)
  • πᾰρᾰμονάριος (paramonários)
  • πᾰρᾰμονή (paramonḗ)
  • πᾰρᾰμόνιμος (paramónimos)
  • πᾰράμονος (parámonos)

References

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ɾaˈme.no/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧μέ‧νω

Etymology 1

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek παραμένω (paraménō), from παρά (pará, “at”) + μένω (ménō, “stay”)

Verb

παραμένω • (paraméno) (past παρέμεινα, passive —)

  1. remain, stay (at a location)
  2. remain, stay (unchanged)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Modern Greek πάρα (pára, “very much”) + μένω (méno, “stay”).

Verb

παραμένω • (paraméno) (past παραέμεινα, passive —)

  1. stay, remain at a place for too long, more than excpected
Conjugation
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