Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from 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 edit

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

Verb edit

χορταίνω (chortaíno) (past χόρτασα, passive —, ppp χορτασμένος)

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

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References edit

  1. ^ χορταίνωΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ χορταίνω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre