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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek χορταίνω (khortaínō), from Ancient Greek χορτάζω (khortázō, fatten -of cattle-, later sense feed) and metaplasm to the verb suffix -αίνω (-aíno).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xoɾˈte.no/
  • Hyphenation: χορ‧ταί‧νω

Verb

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χορταίνω (chortaíno) (past χόρτασα, passive —, ppp χορτασμένος)

  1. (intransitive) to glut, satiate
  2. (transitive) to glut somebody, satiate somebody

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ χορταίνω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  2. ^ χορταίνω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre