τρώγω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-. Probably cognate with Old Armenian արածեմ (aracem). Beekes finds the IE etymology unconvincing and suggests a Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τρώγω (trṓgō)

  1. To gnaw, to nibble, to munch, to swallow
  2. To eat vegetables, fruit or dessert
  3. (simply) To eat

Inflection

Also: future: ἔδομαι (édomai), aorist 2: ἔφαγον (éphagon), present perfect: ἐδήδοκα (edḗdoka), pluperfect: ἐδηδόκειν (edēdókein)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: τρώω (tróo)

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

Greek

Verb

τρώγω (trógo) (past έφαγα, passive τρώγομαι)

  1. Alternative form of τρώω (tróo)

Conjugation

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