μέμφομαι

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *me(-)mbʰ-e-, see also obsolete English mump (to cheat, swindle), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bimampjan, to mock).[1]

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Verb[edit]

μέμφομαι (mémphomai)

  1. (with dative or accusative of person) to accuse, to blame

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Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: μέμφομαι (mémfomai, to blame)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “mump”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ancient Greek μέμφομαι (mémphomai).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmem.fo.me/
  • Hyphenation: μέμ‧φο‧μαι

Verb[edit]

μέμφομαι (mémfomai) deponent (past μέμφθηκα, active -)

  1. (learned) to blame

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