Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek μεγαλώνω (megalṓnō). By surface analysis, μεγάλος (megálos) +‎ -ώνω (-óno).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.no/
  • Hyphenation: με‧γα‧λώ‧νω

Verb

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μεγαλώνω (megalóno) (past μεγάλωσα)

  1. (transitive) to enlarge
  2. (transitive) to magnify
  3. (transitive) to increase, to make bigger
  4. (intransitive) to increase, to get bigger, to grow
  5. (intransitive, of days) to get longer
  6. (transitive) to bring up, raise

Conjugation

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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References

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  1. ^ μεγαλώνω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998