θαυμάζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • θωϋμάζω (thōümázō) Ionic
  • θωμάζω (thōmázō) Ionic

Etymology

From θαῦμα (thaûma, wonder, marvel) + -άζω (-ázō, denominative verb suffix). Or it is from θαῦματ (thaûmat) combining with *y acting as a marker for the present tense and the combination creates the ζ.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

θαυμάζω (thaumázō)

  1. (active)
    1. to wonder, marvel, be astonished
    2. (with accusative) to look on with wonder and amazement, to wonder at
      1. to revere, honor, admire, worship
      2. to say with astonishment
    3. (with genitive) to wonder at, marvel at
    4. (rarely with dative) to wonder at
  2. (passive)
    1. to be looked at with wonder
    2. to be admired

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀναθαυμάζω (anathaumázō)
  • ἀποθαυμάζω (apothaumázō)
  • ἐκθαυμάζω (ekthaumázō)
  • ἐπιθαυμάζω (epithaumázō)
  • θαυμαστός (thaumastós)
  • προσθαυμάζω (prosthaumázō)
  • συνθαυμάζω (sunthaumázō)
  • ὑπερθαυμάζω (huperthaumázō)

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θαυμάζω (thaumázō).

Verb

θαυμάζω (thavmázo) (simple past θαύμασα, passive θαυμάζομαι)

  1. admire, feel admiration for
  2. look up to, look at with wonder
  3. be impressed by

Conjugation

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