παντρεύω

Greek

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek παντρεύω or ὑπανδρεύω (hupandreúō), from Hellenistic ὕπανδρος (húpandros, married)[1], from ὑπό (hupó, under) + ἀνδρός (andrós, of man).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /panˈdɾe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ντρεύ‧ω

Verb

παντρεύω (pantrévo) (past πάντρεψα, passive παντρεύομαι)

  1. marry off, wed (arrange or take part in a marriage)
  2. (in the passive) παντρεύομαι Ι marry
  3. (figuratively) match, combine

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • νυμφεύω (nymfévo, to give a woman to marriage)
  • στεφανώνω (stefanóno, to crown with a wreath during marriage ceremony)

Derived terms

  • κακοπαντρεύω (kakopantrévo)
  • καλοπαντρεύω (kalopantrévo)
  • μικροπαντρεύω (mikropantrévo)
  • ξαναπαντρεύω (xanapantrévo, marry off again)
  • ανύπαντρος (anýpantros, unmarried)
  • απάντρευτος (apántreftos)
  • νιόπαντρος (niópantros, newlywed)
  • παντρειά f (pantreiá, marrying)
  • πάντρεμα n (pántrema, marrying)
  • παντρεμένος (pantreménos, participle)
  • παντρολόγημα n (pantrológima)
  • παντρολογώ (pantrologó)
  • ύπανδρος (ýpandros) (formal)
  • and see: άντρας m (ántras, man)

See also

  • επανδρώνω (epandróno)

References

  1. παντρεύω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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