μεθώ

Greek

Alternative forms

μεθάω (metháo)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεθύω (methúō, “to get drunk”).

Compare Mariupol Greek метъу́ (mjeθú).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meˈθo/

Verb

μεθώ • (methó) (past μέθυσα)

to get drunk, become intoxicated
Antonym: ξεμεθώ (xemethó)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

αντιμεθυστικός (antimethystikós, “against drunkenness”, adjective)
μέθη f (méthi, “drunkenness”)
μεθοκόπημα n (methokópima, “booze up”)
μεθοκοπώ (methokopó, “to booze up”)
μεθύσι n (methýsi, “drunkenness; booze up”)
μεθυσμένος (methysménos, “drunk, drunken”, participle)
μέθυσος m (méthysos, “drunkard”)
μεθύστακας m (methýstakas, “drunkard”)
μεθυστικός (methystikós, “intoxicating”)

Further reading

μεθώ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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