σπιτώνω

Greek

Etymology

σπίτι (spíti, house) + -ώνω (-óno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spiˈtono/
  • Hyphenation: σπι‧τώ‧νω

Verb

σπιτώνω (spitóno) (simple past σπίτωσα, passive σπιτώνομαι)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) house, take in, shelter (provide with a home)
    Σπίτωσαν τους σύριους σε στρατόπεδο προσφύγων.Spítosan tous sýrious se stratópedo prosfýgon.They housed the Syrians in a refugee camp.
  2. (transitive, colloquial, derogatory) shack up, put up (to provide with a home, especially of an unmarried couple)
    Έχει σπιτώσει έναν αλλοδαπό.Échei spitósei énan allodapó.She's shacked up with a foreigner.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • στεγάζω (stegázo, to house)

Antonyms

Derived terms

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