χορταίνω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Mediaeval Byzantine Greek χορταίνω (khortaínō), from Ancient Greek χορτάζω (khortázō, fatten -of cattle-, later sense feed) and metaplasm to the verb suffix -αίνω (-aíno).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xoɾˈte.no/
  • Hyphenation: χορ‧ταί‧νω

Verb

χορταίνω (chortaíno) (past χόρτασα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) glut, satiate
  2. (transitive) glut somebody, satiate somebody

Conjugation

  • ανεχόρταγος (anechórtagos, greedy)
  • ανεχόρταστος (anechórtastos, greedy)
  • αχόρταγος (achórtagos, greedy)
  • ο λόγος σου με χόρτασε και το ψωμί σου φά' το (o lógos sou me chórtase kai to psomí sou fá' to, You can have it all.)
  • χόρταση f (chórtasi, satiation)
  • χόρτασμα n (chórtasma, fullness)
  • χορτασμένος (chortasménos, satisfied)
  • χορτασμός m (chortasmós, satiation)
  • χορταστικός (chortastikós, filling, satisfying)
  • χορτάτος (chortátos, full, satiated)

References

  1. χορταίνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), χορταίνω”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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