κυριαρχώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek κυριαρχῶ (kuriarkhô) (of the -έω conjugation) with a contemporary influence of a semantic loan from French dominer. From Koine Greek κυρίαρχ(ος) (kuríarkh(os)) + -ῶ () < Koine Greek κυριαρχία f (kuriarkhía, noun).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ci.ɾi.aɾˈxo/ - compare to κυρίαρχο (kyríarcho)
  • Hyphenation: κυ‧ρι‧αρ‧χώ

Verb

κυριαρχώ • (kyriarchó) (past κυριάρχησα, passive κυριαρχούμαι, p‑past κυριαρχήθηκα, ppp κυριαρχημένος)

  1. to dominate (to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power)
    Synonyms: δεσπόζω (despózo), εξουσιάζω (exousiázo)
  2. to dominate (to exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone)
    Synonym: επικρατώ (epikrató)

Conjugation

References

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