Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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Coordinate terms

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compounds

and from πίπτω (pípto)

References

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  1. ^ πέφτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language