κουνώ

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κουνώ (kounṓ), from Ancient Greek κινῶ (kinô), κινέω (kinéō, to set in motion, arouse), with sound change -ι- (-i-) > -ου- (-ou-) via influence of the initial κ- (k-) in conjunction with medial -ν- (-n-).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈno/

Verb

κουνώ • (kounó) (past κούνησα, passive κουνιέμαι)

  1. to shake, swing, nod

Conjugation

References

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