παραχαϊδεύω

Greek

Etymology

παρα- (“over- excessively”) +‎ χαϊδεύω (“fondle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.xai̯ˈðe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧χαϊ‧δεύ‧ω

Verb

παραχαϊδεύω • (parachaïdévo) (past παραχάιδεψα) and less common passive: παραχαϊδεύομαι

  1. to caress, extendedly or for a long time
  2. (figuratively) to pamper, mollycoddle, cosset

Conjugation

  • παραχάιδεμα n (paracháidema)
  • χαϊδεύω (chaïdévo, “caress, fondle”)
  • and see: χάδι n (chádi, “caress, pat”)
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