Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *légō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Cognates include Latin legō and Albanian mbledh.

Pronunciation edit

 
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Verb edit

λέγω (légō)

  1. to put in order, arrange, gather
  2. to choose, count, reckon
  3. to say, speak
  4. to call, name (usually in the passive voice)

Usage notes edit

All tenses besides present and imperfect are generally limited to Homer and other earlier writers (although they remain in compound words such as ἀπολέγω (apolégō), ἐκλέγω (eklégō), and καταλέγω (katalégō)).

Inflection edit

Also: Aorist athematic middle indicative 3rd singular, Epic: λέκτο (lékto) (Odyssey 4,451; 9,335)

Derived terms edit

choose, arrange

Descendants edit

  • Greek: -λέγω (-légo) (in compounds, sense: choose)

References edit

Verb edit

λέγω (légō)

  1. to say, speak, converse, tell a story
  2. (middle passive) to mean

Usage notes edit

For the meaning "say, speak", forms derived from other roots are more commonly used (suppletion): the future ἐρέω (eréō), future passive ῥηθήσομαι (rhēthḗsomai), and perfect εἴρηκᾰ (eírēka) from εἴρω (eírō), as well as the aorist εἶπον (eîpon).

Inflection edit

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

say, speak

Descendants edit

References edit

Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) (λέγω, sense: 'say').

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.ɣo/
  • Hyphenation: λέ‧γω

Verb edit

λέγω (légo) (past είπα, passive λέγομαι)

  1. (formal) Alternative form of λέω (léo, to say)

Conjugation edit

see: λέω (léo)

Derived terms edit

From the ancient λέγω, sense: 'say'

See also edit

From the ancient λέγω, sense: 'choose'