πρέπων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from πρέπω (prépō, to be appropriate), properly "fit for eating".

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρέπων • (prépōn) m (genitive πρέποντος); third declension

  1. kind of fish

Inflection

References

Greek

Etymology

Formal present participle of πρέπει (prépei). Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρέπων (prépōn), present active participle of πρέπω (prépō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾe.pon/
  • Hyphenation: πρέ‧πων
  • Homophone: πρέπον (prépon)

Participle

πρέπων • (prépon) m (feminine πρέπουσα, neuter πρέπον)

  1. (learned) appropriate, fitting, proper, suitable
    Near-synonym: δέων (déon, appropriate)

Declension

  • πρεπόντως (prepóntos)
  • and see: πρέπει (prépei)

References

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