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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ῥίχνω (rhíkhnō), from Ancient Greek ῥίπτω (rhíptō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɾi.xno/
  • Hyphenation: ρί‧χνω

Verb

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ρίχνω (ríchno) (past έριξα, passive ρίχνομαι, p‑past ρίχτηκα, ppp ριγμένος)

  1. to drop (anchor)
    ρίχνω άγκυραríchno ágkyrato drop anchor
  2. to drop, lower (price)
  3. to shed (a load)
  4. to throw
  5. to knock over
  6. to shoot down
  7. to sprinkle, strew
  8. (passive voice) to make a pass (at)

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of drop): σηκώνω (sikóno, raise, to weigh anchor)

Derived terms

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References

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