See also: ἐκπίπτω

Greek edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

  • 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])

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References edit

  1. ^ εκπίπτωΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  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: [] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.