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τέμνω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    For earlier τάμνω (támnō), with ε from aorist ἔτεμον (étemon), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-né-h₁-ti, *tm̥-n-h₁-énti, nasal-infixed present (the present tense system includes a N progressive aspect marker) from *temh₁- (to cut).[1]

    Cognate with Latin temnō, tondeō, and possibly tempus, templum.

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    Verb

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    τέμνω (témnō)

    1. to cut, hew
    2. to maim, wound
    3. to butcher, sacrifice
    4. to cut down, reap
    5. to cut through, advance, drive through, plow through

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “τέμνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1465

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    Greek

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    Verb

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    τέμνω (témno) (past έταμα/έτμησα, passive τέμνομαι, ppp τετμημένος)

    1. to cut, το cut off
    2. (geometry) to intersect, to meet

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