φρουρώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φρουρῶ (phrourô), contracted form of φρουρέω (phrouréō), from φρουρός (phrourós).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fruˈro/
  • Hyphenation: φρου‧ρώ
  • Homophone: φρουρό (frouró)

Verb

φρουρώ • (frouró) (past φρούρησα, passive φρουρούμαι, p‑past φρουρήθηκα)

  1. to guard (to protect or watch over)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

  • περιφρουρώ (perifrouró, “to guard, to watch over”)
  • προστατεύω (prostatévo, “to protect, to care for”)
  • φυλάω (fyláo, “to watch over, to tend”)
  • φρουρούμενος (frouroúmenos, passive present participle)

References

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