θωρώ

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek θωρῶ (thōrô), from earlier θιωρῶ (thiōrô), from Ancient Greek θεωρῶ (theōrô), common variant of θεωρέω (theōréō) / .[1] [2] Doublet of θεωρώ (theoró).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θoˈro/
  • Hyphenation: θω‧ρώ

Verb

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θωρώ (thoró) (imperfect θωρούσα, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. (vernacular, poetic) to gaze, examine, look over
    • Poem by Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824-1879)
      Πῶς μᾶς θωρεῖς ἀκίνητος;... Ποῦ τρέχει ὁ λογισμός σου
      Pos mas thoreís akínitos?... Pou tréchei o logismós sou
      How do you gaze upon us, still?... And where your thoughts are drifting
      (literally, “How do you gaze upon us, immobile?... Where is your thinking running to?”)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ θωρώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ θεωρώKriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)