See also: ἐκτιμῶ

Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκτιμῶ (ektimô),[1] contracted form of ἐκτιμάω (ektimáō), from ἐκ- (ek-) +‎ τιμάω (timáō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.ktiˈmo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧κτι‧μώ
  • Old Hyphenation: εκ‧τι‧μώ

Verb

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εκτιμώ (ektimó) / εκτιμάω (past εκτίμησα, passive εκτιμώμαι, p‑past εκτιμήθηκα, ppp εκτιμημένος)

  1. to appreciate, respect
    τον εκτιμώ πολύton ektimó polýI think very highly of him
  2. to estimate, think, predict
    Εκτιμώ ότι θα πουληθεί πολύ ακριβά.Ektimó óti tha poulitheí polý akrivá.I predict that it will be sold at a very high price.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ εκτιμώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language