πίπτω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *píptō, from Proto-Indo-European *pípth₂-, reduplicated present from *peth₂- (to fall; to fly).[1]

For an unknown reason, the iota is long, as is apparent from the imperative πῖπτε (not **πῐ́πτε). Cognate with Sanskrit पापतीति (pā́patīti).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πῑ́πτω (pī́ptō)

  1. to fall, throw oneself down

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πέφτω (péfto)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πῑ́πτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1195-6

Further reading

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