πέφτω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek πέφτω (péphtō), from Ancient Greek πίπτω (píptō) with regular dissimilation |[pt] > [ft] and [i] > [e] based on aoristic stem πεσ-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.fto/
  • Hyphenation: πέ‧φτω

Verb

πέφτω • (péfto) (past έπεσα, passive —, ppp πεσμένος)

  1. to fall, fall off, drop
  2. to hang
  3. to come down

Conjugation

Coordinate terms

compounds
  • κακοπέφτω (kakopéfto)
  • καλοπέφτω (kalopéfto)
  • καταπέφτω (katapéfto)
  • ξεπέφτω (xepéfto)
  • παραπέφτω (parapéfto)
  • προσπέφτω (prospéfto)

and from πίπτω (pípto)

  • πεσών (pesón, fallen in battle, participle) usually in the plural: πεσόντες (pesóntes)

References

  1. πέφτω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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