perispome

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of perispomenon, q.v.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.spəʊm/

Adjective

perispome (not comparable)

1. (Ancient Greek grammar, of a word) Having a perispomene on the last syllable.

Noun

perispome (plural perispomes)

1. (Ancient Greek grammar) A word with a perispomene on its last syllable; a perispomenon.

Verb

perispome (third-person singular simple present perispomes, present participle perispoming, simple past and past participle perispomed)

1. (transitive, Ancient Greek grammar) To place a perispomene on the last syllable of (a word).

See also

• properispome

References

• “Perispome, a. and sb.” on page 704/3 of volume VII (O–P, ed. James Augustus Henry Murray, 1908) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)

Anagrams

• preimpose