περισσεύω

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From περισσός (perissós, extraordinary).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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περισσεύω (perisseúō)

  1. to be over and above, to go beyond
  2. to be more than enough, remain over
    1. (in a bad sense) to be superfluous
  3. (of persons) to abound in, to have more than enough of
    1. to be superior, to be better than, to have the advantage
  4. (causal) to make to abound
    1. (of time) to make longer

Inflection

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek περισσεύω (perisseúō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pe.ɾiˈse.vo/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρισ‧σεύ‧ω

Verb

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περισσεύω (perissévo) (past περίσσεψα, passive —) (intransitive)

  1. to be left over, to be to spare
    Δεν μου περισσεύει χρόνος.Den mou perissévei chrónos.I have no time to spare.
  2. to be superfluous
  3. to be more than enough, to be in surfeit

Conjugation

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References

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