βαστάζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably Pre-Greek. Has been compared to βαίνω (baínō); Beekes finds this unconvincing.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βαστάζω • (bastázō)

  1. to lift, lift up, raise
    1. (figuratively) to lift up, exalt, ennoble
  2. to bear, carry
    1. to hold in one's hands
    2. to have in mind, consider, weigh, make proof of
  3. to carry off, take away
  4. to handle, touch

Inflection

Derived terms

  • βαστά (bastá)
  • βασταγάριος (bastagários)
  • βασταγή (bastagḗ)
  • βαστάγιον (bastágion)
  • βάσταγμα (bástagma)
  • βάστακες (bástakes)
  • βαστακτέον (bastaktéon)
  • βαστακτής (bastaktḗs)
  • βαστακτικός (bastaktikós)
  • βαστακτός (bastaktós)
  • βαστέρνιον (bastérnion)

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: βαστῶ (bastô)
  • Greek: βαστάζω (vastázo)
  • Vulgar Latin: *bastō

References

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈsta.zo/
  • Hyphenation: βα‧στά‧ζω

Verb

βαστάζω • (vastázo) (past βάσταξα/βάστηξα, passive βαστάζομαι, ppast βαστάχτηκα, ppp βασταγμένος)

  1. to carry, support (bring something as a load)
  2. (figuratively) to bear, withstand (loss, etc)

Conjugation

Synonyms

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