Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Cognates include Old English ċēosan (English choose), Latin gustō,, Sanskrit जुषते (juṣate).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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γεύω (geúō)

  1. to give to taste
  2. to feed
  3. (middle voice) to taste
  4. (middle voice) to eat
  5. (middle voice) to try, experience, examine
  6. (middle voice) to partake, enjoy

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γεύομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 269

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