παραχωρώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek παραχωρῶ (parakhōrô), from Ancient Greek παραχωρέω (parakhōréō), with semantic loan from French concéder.[1] By surface analysis, παρα- (para-) +‎ χωρώ (choró).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.xoˈɾo/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧χω‧ρώ

Verb

παραχωρώ • (parachoró) (past παραχώρησα, passive παραχωρούμαι, ppp παραχωρημένος)

  1. (transitive) to grant, to concede (to give, confer, make concession of: land, place, right, etc.)
    Near-synonym: χορηγώ (chorigó)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • παραχωρητήριο n (parachoritírio)
  • παραχωρητής m (parachoritís), παραχωρήτρια f (parachorítria)

References

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