πρέπων

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Perhaps from πρέπω (prépō, to be appropriate), properly "fit for eating".

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Noun

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πρέπων (prépōnm (genitive πρέποντος); third declension

  1. kind of fish

Inflection

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Greek

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Etymology

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Formal present participle of πρέπει (prépei). Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρέπων (prépōn), present active participle of πρέπω (prépō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Participle

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πρέπων (préponm (feminine πρέπουσα, neuter πρέπον)

  1. (learned) appropriate, fitting, proper, suitable
    Near-synonym: δέων (déon, appropriate)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πρέπων”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998