υποστηρίζω

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὑποστηρίζω (hupostērízō), with semantic loan from French soutenir, appuyer, as well as semantic loan from English support.[1] By surface analysis, υπο- (ypo-) +‎ στηρίζω (stirízo).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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υποστηρίζω (ypostirízo) (past υποστήριξα, passive υποστηρίζομαι, ppp υποστηριζόμενος)

  1. to support, back, bolster
  2. to assert, claim
  3. to support, root for

Conjugation

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

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