λησμονώ

See also: λησμονῶ

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Koine Greek λησμονῶ (lēsmonô), from λήσμων (lḗsmōn, forgetful), from λάθμων (láthmōn), from verb λανθάνω (lanthánō, to escape notice, to forget)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lizmoˈno/
  • Hyphenation: λη‧σμο‧νώ

Verb

λησμονώ • (lismonó) / λησμονάω (past λησμόνησα, passive λησμονούμαι/λησμονιέμαι, ppast λησμονήθηκα, ppp λησμονημένος)

  1. (formal, literary, poetic) to forget, be forgetful
    • 1964, “Της δικαιοσύνης ήλιε νοητέ [Tis dikaiosýnis ílie noïté, Sun, You Who Knows Justice]”, in Odysseas Elytis (lyrics), Mikis Theodorakis (music), Το Άξιον Εστί [To Áxion Estí, It Is Worthy], performed by Grigoris Bithikotsis:
      Μη παρακαλώ σας, μη
      Λησμονάτε τη χώρα μου!
      Mi parakaló sas, mi
      Lismonáte ti chóra mou!
      Please, oh please don't
      forget my country!

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • αλησμόνητος (alismónitos, unforgettable)
  • απολησμονιά f (apolismoniá, forgetfulness)
  • απολησμονιάρης m (apolismoniáris, forgetful person)
  • απολησμονώ (apolismonó, forget completely)
  • επιλήσμων (epilísmon, forgetful), επιλήσμονας (epilísmonas)
  • λήθη f (líthi, oblivion)
  • λησμονιά f (lismoniá, oblivion, forgetfulness), αλησμονιά f (alismoniá)
  • λησμοσύνη f (lismosýni, oblivion)
  • λησμοσύνη f (lismosýni, forgetfulness)
  • με μη λησμόνει n (me mi lismónei, forget-me-not)
  • and see: αλήθεια f (alítheia, truth)
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