υποστηρίζω

See also: ὑποστηρίζω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὑποστηρίζω (hupostērízō), with semantic loan from French soutenir, appuyer, as well as semantic loan from English support.[1] By surface analysis, υπο- (ypo-) +‎ στηρίζω (stirízo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.po.stiˈɾi.zo/

Verb

υποστηρίζω • (ypostirízo) (past υποστήριξα, passive υποστηρίζομαι, ppp υποστηριζόμενος)

  1. to support, back, bolster
  2. to assert, claim
  3. to support, root for

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

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