διατηρώ

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διατηρέω (diatēréō), διατηρῶ (diatērô), formed from διά (diá) + τηρέω (tēréō), τηρῶ (tērô), with some senses influenced by French conserver.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði̯a.tiˈɾo/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧τη‧ρώ

Verb

διατηρώ • (diatiró) (past διατήρησα, passive διατηρούμαι, p‑past διατηρήθηκα, ppp διατηρημένος)

  1. to have, harbour, keep, retain
    Ωστόσο, διατηρώ ορισμένες επιφυλάξεις.
    Ostóso, diatiró orisménes epifyláxeis.
    However, I harbour a few reservations.
  2. to own, hold
  3. to maintain, conserve, keep up

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • διατηρητέος (diatiritéos)