δικαιολογώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek δικαιολογῶ (dikaiologô), from Ancient Greek δικαιολογέομαι (dikaiologéomai, plead one's cause before the judge), with semantic loan from French justifier.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði.ce.o.loˈɣo/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧και‧ο‧λο‧γώ

Verb

δικαιολογώ • (dikaiologó) (past δικαιολόγησα, passive δικαιολογούμαι, ppp δικαιολογημένος) (transitive)

  1. to justify (to provide an acceptable explanation for)
  2. to justify, to warrant (to be a good, acceptable reason for)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • δικαιολόγηση f (dikaiológisi)
  • δικαιολογητικός (dikaiologitikós)

References

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