ιππεύω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱππεύω (hippeúō).[1] By surface analysis, ίππ(ος) (ípp(os)) +‎ -εύω (-évo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈpe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: ιπ‧πεύ‧ω

Verb

ιππεύω • (ippévo) (past ίππευσα, passive —)

  1. (transitive) to mount, to be mounted on (:horse)
    Synonyms: καβαλώ (kavaló), καβαλάω (kavaláo), καβαλικεύω (kavalikévo)
    Antonyms: αφιππεύω (afippévo), ξεκαβαλικεύω (xekavalikévo)

Conjugation

References

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