στεφανώνω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Koine Greek στεφανῶ (stephanô) in the sense 'to marry' and learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στεφανῶ (stephanô) in the sense 'to crown/wreathe'.[1] By surface analysis, στέφανος (stéfanos) or στεφάνι (stefáni) +‎ -ώνω (-óno).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ste.faˈno.no/
  • Hyphenation: στε‧φα‧νώ‧νω

Verb

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στεφανώνω (stefanóno) (past στεφάνωσα, passive στεφανώνομαι, p‑past στεφανώθηκα, ppp στεφανωμένος)

  1. (transitive) to crown with a wreath, to wreathe
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to crown (to form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect)
  3. (transitive) to marry, to marry off (to arrange for the marriage of)
    Synonym: παντρεύω (pantrévo)
  4. (transitive) to marry, to wed (to perform the marriage ceremony for; to unite in wedlock)
    Synonyms: παντρεύω (pantrévo), στέφω (stéfo)
  5. (passive voice) to marry (to enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife)
    Synonym: παντρεύομαι (pantrévomai)

Conjugation

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References

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