αναπαριστάνω

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of French représenter, from ανα- (ana-) + παριστάνω (paristáno).[1] Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) + παρά- (pará-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anapariˈstano/
  • Hyphenation: α‧να‧πα‧ρι‧στά‧νω

Verb

αναπαριστάνω • (anaparistáno) (past αναπαρέστησα, passive αναπαριστάνομαι)

  1. to re-enact
  2. to depict, portray
    Synonym: παριστάνω

Usage notes

  • Highly variated verb: αναπαριστάνω (standard), αναπαρασταίνω (anaparastaíno) (vernacular) & αναπαριστώ (anaparistó) (learned, archaic).
  • Compare with verb παριστάνω & παρασταίνω & παριστώ
  • Do not confuse with the verb παρίσταμαι (parístamai, I am present).
  • Rare learned participles: passive present: αναπαριστανόμενος (-η, -ο) & passive simple past[2] αναπαρασταθείς, -είσα, -έν (as in ancient ἀναπαρασταθείς, -εῖσα, -έν).

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References

  1. αναπαριστάνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. αναπαριστάνω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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