θωρώ

Greek

Etymology

Medieval θωρῶ (thōrô) from Ancient Greek θεωρέω / θεωρῶ (theōrô).[1] [2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θoˈro/
  • Hyphenation: θω‧ρώ

Verb

θωρώ • (thoró)

  1. (vernacular, poetic) to gaze, examine, look over
    Πῶς μᾶς θωρεῖς ἀκίνητος;... Ποῦ τρέχει ὁ λογισμός σου
    Pós mas thoreís akínitos?… Poú tréchei o logismós sou
    How do you gaze upon us, still... And where your thoughts are drifting
    literal: How do you gaze upon us, immobile... Where is your thinking running to?
    Poem by Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824-1879)
  • θωριά (thoriá) (vernacular, poetic)

References
  1. θωρώ in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. θεωρώ in Kriaras, Emmanuel. (n.d.) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100‑1669) Vols. I‑XIV.] (in Greek), Online edition
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