απεχθάνομαι

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπεχθάνομαι (apekhthánomai, I am hated) also with transitive sense since Hellenistic times. From ἀπεχθής (apekhthḗs, hateful) from ἀπ(ό) (with emphasizing sense) + ἔχθος n (ékhthos, hatred). Morphologically απ- + εχθ + άνομαι.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apeˈxθanome/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πε‧χθά‧νο‧μαι

Verb

απεχθάνομαι • (apechthánomai) deponent found only in the present and imperfect tenses

  1. (transitive) to abominate, detest, abhor

Conjugation

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