ερωτεύομαι

Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἐρωτεύομαι (erōteúomai), from ἔρωτ(ας) (érōt(as)) + -εύομαι (-évomai, suffix forming passive verbs), of active -εύω (-évo). ἐρωτ- from the accusative τὸν ἔρωτα (tòn érōta) of the Ancient Greek noun ἔρως (ho érōs).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.roˈte.vo.me/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧ρω‧τεύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

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ερωτεύομαι (erotévomai) deponent (past ερωτεύτηκα/ερωτεύθηκα)

  1. to fall in love with

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ερωτεύομαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language