See also: ιδρύω

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Per Schwyzer and Frisk, probably from an unattested noun *ἱδρυ- (*hidru-), a derivative in -ρ- (-r-) (comparing ἕδρα (hédra, seat)) of Proto-Indo-European *sed- (to sit; settle), also seen in ἕζομαι (hézomai, to sit) and ἵζω (hízō, to sit, seat, place), with initial (hi) from analogy with ἵζω (hízō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἱδρῡ́ω (hidrū́ō)

  1. (active voice) to seat, make to sit down
  2. (passive voice) to be seated, sit still
  3. to settle persons in a place
  4. to establish, found, set up

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ιδρύω (idrýo)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἱδρύω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 578

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