πέφτω

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek πέφτω (péphtō), from Ancient Greek πίπτω (píptō) with regular dissimilation |[pt] > [ft] and [i] > [e] based on aoristic stem πεσ-.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.fto/
  • Hyphenation: πέ‧φτω

Verb[edit]

πέφτω (péfto) (past έπεσα, passive —, ppp πεσμένος)

  1. to fall, fall off, drop
  2. to hang
  3. to come down

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compounds

and from πίπτω (pípto)

References[edit]

  1. ^ πέφτωΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.