παντρεύω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek παντρεύω or ὑπανδρεύω (hupandreúō), from Hellenistic ὕπανδρος (húpandros, “married”),[1] from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ἀνδρός (andrós, “of man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /panˈdɾe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ντρεύ‧ω

Verb

παντρεύω • (pantrévo) (past πάντρεψα, passive παντρεύομαι, p‑past παντρεύτηκα, ppp παντρεμένος)

  1. to marry off, wed (arrange or take part in a marriage)
  2. (figuratively) to match, combine

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • νυμφεύω (nymfévo, “give a woman to marriage”)
  • στεφανώνω (stefanóno, “crown with a wreath during marriage ceremony”)

Derived terms

  • κακοπαντρεύω (kakopantrévo)
  • καλοπαντρεύω (kalopantrévo)
  • μικροπαντρεύω (mikropantrévo)
  • ξαναπαντρεύω (xanapantrévo, “marry off again”)
  • ανύπαντρος (anýpantros, “unmarried”)
  • απάντρευτος (apántreftos)
  • νιόπαντρος (niópantros, “newlywed”)
  • παντρειά f (pantreiá, “marrying”)
  • πάντρεμα n (pántrema, “marrying”)
  • παντρεμένος (pantreménos, participle)
  • παντρεύομαι (pantrévomai, “to marry”)
  • παντρολογάω (pantrologáo) / παντρολογώ (pantrologó)
  • παντρολόγημα n (pantrológima)
  • ύπανδρος (ýpandros) (formal)

See also

  • επανδρώνω (epandróno)

References

  1. παντρεύω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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