περιέχω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περι- (peri-, around) +‎ ἔχω (ékhō, to hold).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

περιέχω • (periékhō)

  1. to embrace, to surround, to encompass, to contain, to enclose

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: περιέχω (periécho) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περιέχω (periékhō).[1] By surface analysis, περι- (peri-) +‎ έχω (écho).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.ɾiˈe.xo/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρι‧έ‧χω

Verb

περιέχω • (periécho) (imperfect περιείχα, passive περιέχομαι) (transitive)

  1. to contain (to hold inside)
  2. to contain (to include as a part)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

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