αἰσχύνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἰσχῡ́νη (aiskhū́nē) +‎ -ῡ́νω (-ū́nō).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

αἰσχῡ́νω • (aiskhū́nō)

  1. (active voice) to make ugly; disfigure
  2. (active voice) to dishonor; disgrace; violate
  3. (mediopassive voice) to feel shame; be ashamed; to shrink from disgrace

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • κᾰταισχῡ́νω (kătaiskhū́nō)
  • σῠναισχῡ́νω (sŭnaiskhū́nō)

References

  1. ^ Willi, Andreas (2018), Origins of the Greek Verb, Cambridge University Press, page 424

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