αγναντεύω

See also: ἀγναντεύω

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀγναντεύω (agnanteúō), from the adverb ἀγνάντι (agnánti) or ἀγνάντια (agnántia, vis-à-vis, opposite) + -εύω (-eúō, suffix for verbs).

The also modern Greek αγνάντια (agnántia) derives from the Ancient Greek phrase τά ἐναντία (tá enantía, what lies opposite) through the medieval forms τα ἐνάντια (ta enántia) (with change of accent) > *ταϊνάντια (*taïnántia) (crasis of the two vowels α + ε) > ταγνάντια (tagnántia) ([ι > γ]). The adverbial form αγνάντι (agnánti) comes from the singular of the Ancient phrase *το ἐνάντι (*to enánti, what lies opposite).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ɣnanˈde.vo/
  • Hyphenation: α‧γνα‧ντεύ‧ω

Verb

αγναντεύω • (agnantévo) (past αγνάντεψα, passive —)

  1. to scan, survey (the horizon, look from afar)

Conjugation

Synonyms

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Derived terms

  • χέσε ψηλά κι αγνάντευε (chése psilá ki agnánteve) (vulgar, said of a lost cause)

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