σπέρνω

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Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σπέρνω, from Ancient Greek σπείρω (speírō) with metaplasm in the pattern of φέρω (phérō) > φέρνω (férno), or σύρω (súrō) > drag.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspeɾ.no/
  • Hyphenation: σπέρ‧νω

Verb

σπέρνω (spérno) (past έσπειρα, passive σπέρνομαι)

  1. disperse seeds, sow, seed

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. ^ σπέρνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ σπέρνω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre