επίκειται

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from the 3rd singular person ἐπίκειται (epíkeitai) of Ancient Greek ἐπίκειμαι (epíkeimai, I am laid upon; I am urgent) -ἐπί (epí) + κεῖμαι (keîmai)-, semantic loan from French est imminent.[1] Morphologically analysed as επι- (epi-, upon) +‎ κείμαι (keímai, lie).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈpi.ci.te/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πί‧κει‧ται

Verb

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επίκειται (epíkeitai) impersonal

  1. (intransitive, third person only) to be imminent, to be about to happen, to be on the way [with noun]
    Επίκεινται εκλογές.
    Epíkeintai eklogés.
    Elections are imminent.
    Επίκειται η έναρξη διαπραγματεύσεων.
    Epíkeitai i énarxi diapragmatéfseon.
    The beginning of bilateral negotiations is imminent.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ επίκειται, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language