πασαλείφω

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Koine Greek πισσᾰλοιφέω (pissaloiphéō), πισσαλοιφῶ (pissaloiphô) ("smear with pitch") with assimilation [i-a > a-a] (πισσ-α > πασ-α) + αλείφω (aleífo, smear).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.saˈli.fo/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧σα‧λεί‧φω

Verb

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πασαλείφω (pasaleífo) active (past πασάλειψα, passive πασαλείφομαι)

  1. to smear hastily, offhand
  2. (figuratively) to daub, do something in a hasty and offhand manner

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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