αμύνομαι

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀμύνομαι (amúnomai), from the mediopassive voice of Ancient Greek ἀμύνω (amúnō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmi.no.me/
  • Hyphenation: α‧μύ‧νο‧μαι

Verb

αμύνομαι • (amýnomai) deponent (past αμύνθηκα)

  1. to defend oneself
  2. to brush off, repel

Conjugation

References

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