φρουρώ
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φρουρῶ (phrourô), contracted form of φρουρέω (phrouréō), from φρουρός (phrourós).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]φρουρώ • (frouró) (past φρούρησα, passive φρουρούμαι, p‑past φρουρήθηκα)
- to guard (to protect or watch over)
Conjugation
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
[edit]- περιφρουρώ (perifrouró, “to guard, to watch over”)
- προστατεύω (prostatévo, “to protect, to care for”)
- φυλάω (fyláo, “to watch over, to tend”)
Related terms
[edit]- φρουρούμενος (frouroúmenos, passive present participle)
- and see: φρουρός m (frourós, “guard”)
References
[edit]- ^ φρουρώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language