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φθείρω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰtʰéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰér-ye-ti, from *dʰgʷʰer- (flow, diverge; perish) via the middle form φθείρομαι (phtheíromai, to be destroyed, perish) with new active meaning destroy. Cognate to Sanskrit क्षरति (kṣárati, flows, diverges; disappears), Avestan 𐬖𐬲𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (γžaraiti, flows, streams).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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φθείρω (phtheírō)

  1. to destroy
  2. to ruin, spoil

Usage notes

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The compound verb διαφθείρω (diaphtheírō) is much more frequent than the simple verb.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: φθείρω (ftheíro) (learned)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φθείρω (phtheírō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfθi.ɾo/
  • Hyphenation: φθεί‧ρω

Verb

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φθείρω (ftheíro) (imperfect έφθειρα, past έφθειρα, passive φθείρομαι, p‑past φθάρθηκα/φθάρηκα, ppp φθαρμένος) (transitive)

  1. to wear away, to erode
  2. to corrode
  3. (figuratively) to erode (to destroy gradually by an ongoing process)
  4. to wear out (to cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use)

Conjugation

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References

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