φιλοξενώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek φιλοξενῶ (philoxenô), contracted form of φιλοξενέω (philoxenéō), with semantic loan from French hospitaliser (in its rare and dated meaning 'to give hospitality') and English host.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.lo.kseˈno/
  • Hyphenation: φι‧λο‧ξε‧νώ

Verb

φιλοξενώ • (filoxenó) (past φιλοξένησα, passive φιλοξενούμαι)

  1. to accommodate, to put up, to host
  2. to host, to play host to, to invite (to/at an event)

Conjugation

References

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