γεύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Cognates include Old English ċēosan (English choose), Latin gustō,, Sanskrit जुषते (juṣate).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

γεύω • (geúō)

  1. to give to taste
  2. to feed
  3. (middle voice) to taste
  4. (middle voice) to eat
  5. (middle voice) to try, experience, examine
  6. (middle voice) to partake, enjoy

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γεύομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 269

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