προσγειώνω

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from Koine Greek πρόσγειος (prósgeios, near the earth) +‎ -ώνω (-óno), a calque of French atterrir, with semantic loan from English bring down to earth.[1] By surface analysis, προσ- (pros-, towards) +‎ γη (gi, earth) +‎ -ώνω (-óno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾozʝiˈono/
  • Hyphenation: προσ‧γει‧ώ‧νω

Verb

προσγειώνω • (prosgeióno) (past προσγείωσα, passive προσγειώνομαι)

  1. (aviation) to land
  2. (figuratively) to disillusion, bring down to earth

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • προσγειωμένος (prosgeioménos, participle)
  • προσγείωση f (prosgeíosi, landing)
  • προσθαλασσώνω (prosthalassóno, "land" on the sea surface)
  • προσσεληνώνω (prosselinóno, land on the Moon)

References

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