ménō

mén--ō agr. μένω „bleiben“

From Proto-Hellenic *ménō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay, stand still”). Cognates include Latin maneō (“remain”), Persian ⁧ (mândan, “to remain”).

Von uhel. *ménō, von uig. *men- „bleiben, stillstehen“. Zu den verwandten Wörtern gehören lat. maneō „bleiben“ und pers. ماندن⁩ mândan, „bleiben“.

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /mé.nɔː/ → /ˈme.no/ → /ˈme.no/

Verb

μένω • (ménō) first-singular present indicative

1. to stay, wait
   1. (in battle) to stand fast [ quotations ▼]
   2. to stay where one is [ quotations ▼]
   3. to lodge [ quotations ▼]
   4. to tarry; to loiter, be idle [ quotations ▼]
   5. (of things) to be lasting; to remain, stand [ quotations ▼]
   6. (of condition) to remain [ quotations ▼]
   7. to abide by [ quotations ▼]
   8. (impersonal, with infinitive) it remains [ quotations ▼]
2. (of persons) to await, expect [ quotations ▼]
   1. to wait for (accusative) to (infinitive) [ quotations ▼]