ἀγοράζω

See also: αγοράζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́, market) +‎ -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō, denominative verb suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ᾰ̓γορᾰ́ζω • (ăgorắzō)

  1. (intransitive) to be in the market, to frequent it
  2. (transitive) to buy in the market, buy, purchase
  3. (intransitive) to haunt the market, lounge there, as a mark of idle fellows

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: αγοράζω (agorázo)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀγοράζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 14

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