See also: ἐκπίπτω

Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō). By surface analysis, εκ- (ek-) +‎ πίπτω (pípto)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ekˈpi.pto/
  • Hyphenation: εκ‧πί‧πτω

Verb

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εκπίπτω (ekpípto) (past εξέπεσα, passive —, ppp εκπεσμένος)

  1. (intransitive, formal) to extracted discount amount (of money, taxes)
  2. (intransitive, formal) to lose (rank, position)
  3. (intransitive, formal) to fall into disrepute, fall from grace

Usage notes

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  • Syntax: εκπίπτω + από (apó, from) + accusative case
    formal: + genitive case
  • The ancient distinction of transitive ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō) & passive sense ἐκπίπτομαι (ekpíptomai) is not[1][2] retained in Modern Greek (but is proposed at Babiniotis Dictionary[3])

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ εκπίπτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ Jordanidou, Anna (2004) Τα ρήματα της νέας ελληνικής [Modern Greek Verbs], Athens: Patakis Publishers
  3. ^ εκπίπτω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.