φαρδαίνω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek φαρδαίνω (phardaínō). By surface analysis, φαρδ(ύς) (fard(ýs)) +‎ -αίνω (-aíno).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faɾˈðe.no/
  • Hyphenation: φαρ‧δαί‧νω

Verb

φαρδαίνω • (fardaíno) (past φάρδυνα, passive —)

  1. (transitive) to widen (to make wide or wider (mainly clothes))
  2. (intransitive) to widen (to become wide or wider)

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • στενεύω (stenévo)

See also

References

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