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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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περν-ώ (pern-ó) + -άω (-áo). From Byzantine Greek and Koine Greek περνῶ (pernô), from Ancient Greek περάω (peráō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peɾˈna.o/
  • Hyphenation: περ‧νά‧ω

Verb

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περνάω (pernáo) / περνώ (past πέρασα, passive περνιέμαι, p‑past περάστηκα, ppp περασμένος)

  1. to pass, go past
  2. to outrun, go past, overtake
  3. to pass through, penetrate, thread, go through
  4. to put on (clothing)
  5. to coat (paint, etc)
  6. to while (to pass time idly)

Conjugation

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Compounds, stem περν-
Stem περασ-, περαστ-

See also

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References

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