χρωστάω

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

χρωστώ (chrostó) + -άω (-áo). Inherited from Byzantine Greek χρωστῶ (khrōstô) (2nd person χρωστεῖς (khrōsteîs)). From Hellenistic Koine Greek χρεωστῶ (khreōstô), with avoidance of the hiatus [eo], contructed form of χρεωστέω (khreōstéō).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɾoˈsta.o/
  • Hyphenation: χρω‧στά‧ω

Verb

χρωστάω • (chrostáo) / χρωστώ (imperfect χρωστούσα/χρώσταγα, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. to owe, be in debt

Conjugation

  • χρωστούμενα n pl (chrostoúmena)

Stem χρεωστ-

See also

References

  1. χρωστώ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. χρωστώ, -άω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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