ἀκούω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) I hear ,
- (transitive) I hear about, learn
- (transitive) I listen, pay attention to, heed
- (transitive) I understand
- (transitive) I obey
- (passive) I am called, am spoken of, am known as
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *akouhō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (be sharp-eared, hear well), *h₂ew- (perceive, enjoy, consume, see, dress, clooneself, be dressed).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ew-
Gloss
perceive, enjoy, consume, see, dress, clooneself, be dressed
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
見
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acoumetry English
- behear English
- boyscout English
- forehear English
- hark English
- hear English
- hearability English
- hearable English
- hearer English
- hearest English
- heareth English
- hearie English
- hearsome English
- hyperacusis English
- mishear English
- outhear English
- overhear English
- rehear English
- unhear English
- audientia Latin
- auricula Latin
- acustico Italian
- avemaria Italian
- acoustique French
- acústico Spanish, Castilian
- hipoacusia Spanish, Castilian
- λαός Ancient Greek
- ἀΐω Ancient Greek
- ἀκοή Ancient Greek
- ἀκουσμάτιον Ancient Greek
- ἀκουστικός Ancient Greek
- ἄκουσις Ancient Greek
- ἄκουσμα Ancient Greek
- Ἀκουσίλαος Ancient Greek
- ὑπήκοος Ancient Greek
- ὑπακούω Ancient Greek
- *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ewis-dʰeh₁-, dʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ows- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂owís Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European
- acústico Portuguese
- *hauzijaną Proto-Germanic
- *hauzīniz Proto-Germanic
- hieran Old English
- heren Middle English
- høre Danish
- hørelse Danish
- tilhøre Danish
- uhørt Danish
- akustický Czech
- acústic Catalan, Valencian
- άκουσον Greek (modern)
- ακοή Greek (modern)
- ακουστικός Greek (modern)
- ακουστός Greek (modern)
- ακούω Greek (modern)
- εισακούω Greek (modern)
- υπακούω Greek (modern)
- *Háwati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *awēō Proto-Italic
- harim Tok Pisin
- høræ Old Danish
- yere Sranan Tongo
- *akouhō Proto-Hellenic
- osmen Old Latin