εξιστορώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐξιστορῶ (existorô) (meaning 'to investigate' in Ancient Greek).[1] By surface analysis, εξ- (ex-) +‎ ιστορώ (istoró).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ksi.stoˈɾo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧ξι‧στο‧ρώ

Verb

εξιστορώ • (existoró) (past εξιστόρησα, passive εξιστορούμαι, p‑past εξιστορήθηκα)

  1. (transitive) to recount, to relate (to tell in a descriptive way)
    Synonyms: αφηγούμαι (afigoúmai), διηγούμαι (diigoúmai)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • εξιστόρηση f (existórisi)

References

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