Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Sometimes derived from a Proto-Indo-European *me(-)mbʰ-e-, see also obsolete English mump (to cheat, swindle), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bimampjan, to mock).[1] However, while Kroonen claims the Greek and Germanic forms are reconcilable, Beekes rejects this, stating that Germanic -p- cannot here correspond to Greek -φ- and that this etymological connection is not widely considered reliable.[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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μέμφομαι (mémphomai)

  1. (with dative or accusative of person) to accuse, to blame

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: μέμφομαι (mémfomai, to blame)

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “mump”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 930

Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek μέμφομαι (mémphomai).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmem.fo.me/
  • Hyphenation: μέμ‧φο‧μαι

Verb

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μέμφομαι (mémfomai) deponent (past μέμφθηκα, active -)

  1. (learned) to blame

Conjugation

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