αποκρίνομαι

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Greek[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.poˈkɾi.no.me/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧κρί‧νο‧μαι

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai, answer question, charges), mediopassive of ἀποκρίνω (apokrínō, set apart; choose). By surface analysis, απο- (de-, from) +‎ κρίνομαι (I am judged, chosen).

Verb[edit]

αποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai) deponent (past αποκρίθηκα)

  1. to answer, reply to, respond to
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Etymology 2[edit]

Inflectional passive form, with the ancient sense of active ἀποκρίνω (apokrínō, set apart; secrete, separate)

Verb[edit]

αποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai) passive (past αποκρίθηκα, active αποκρίνω)

  1. (medicine, rare) to be excreted
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for this verb's full conjugation see the active form
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