ἀπολαύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ Proto-Hellenic *lāwō, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (profit, gain).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀπολαύω • (apolaúō)

  1. to enjoy [with genitive]
  2. to profit

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ἀπόλαυσις (apólausis)
  • ἀπόλαυσμα (apólausma)
  • ἀπολαυστικός (apolaustikós)
  • ἀπολαυστός (apolaustós)

Descendants

  • Greek: απόλαυσα (apólafsa) (past stem of απολαμβάνω (apolamváno))

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀπολαύω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 118

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