ὀρέγω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (to be straightening, stretching, setting upright).[1]

Cognates include Avestan 𐬭𐬁𐬱𐬙𐬀 (rāšta), Old Irish rigid, Latin regō, and Old English riht (English right).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀρέγω • (orégō)

  1. to reach, stretch, stretch out
  2. to reach out, hold out, hand, give
  3. (middle voice and passive voice)
    1. to stretch oneself out, stretch forth one's hand
    2. to reach at, reach out to; to aim at [with genitive]
    3. to yearn for [with genitive]
    4. to take [with accusative]

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνορέγω (anorégō)
  • ἀντορέγω (antorégō)
  • ἀπορέγω (aporégō)
  • ἐπορέγω (eporégō)
  • κακορέκτης (kakoréktēs)
  • πᾰρορέγω (părorégō)
  • προσορέγω (prosorégō)
  • σῠνορέγομαι (sŭnorégomai)
  • ὑπερορέγομαι (huperorégomai)
  • ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos)
  • ὄργυιᾰ (órguiă)
  • ὀρέγδην (orégdēn)
  • ὀρεγιάω (oregiáō)
  • ὄρεγμᾰ (óregmă)
  • ὀρεγμίη (oregmíē)
  • ὀρέγνῡμῐ (orégnūmĭ)
  • ὀρεκτέος (orektéos)
  • ὀρεκτέω (orektéō)
  • ὀρεκτιάω (orektiáō)
  • ὀρεκτῐκός (orektĭkós)
  • ὀρεκτός (orektós)
  • ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs)
  • ὀρεχθέω (orekhthéō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὀρέγω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1099

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