perispome
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Abbreviation of perispomenon, q.v.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.spəʊm/
Adjective[edit]
perispome (not comparable)
- (Ancient Greek grammar, of a word) Having a perispomene on the last syllable.
Noun[edit]
perispome (plural perispomes)
- (Ancient Greek grammar) A word with a perispomene on its last syllable; a perispomenon.
Verb[edit]
perispome (third-person singular simple present perispomes, present participle perispoming, simple past and past participle perispomed)
- (transitive, Ancient Greek grammar) To place a perispomene on the last syllable of (a word).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “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.)