σκεδάννυμι

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apparently from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kd-n-eh₂ (to split); Beekes cites Avestan 𐬯𐬗𐬌𐬥𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (scindaiieiti, breaks, destroys) as a particularly close cognate.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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σκεδάννυμι (skedánnumi)

  1. (active voice) to scatter, disperse

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκεδάννυμι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1344-5

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