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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek σπρώχνω (sprṓkhnō), from Ancient Greek προωθῶ (proōthô) / προωθέω (proōthéō, push forward, propel) by liaison with pronouns, or from an unattested ancient *εἰσπροωθῶ (*eisproōthô).[1][2] See προωθώ (proothó) for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɾo.xno/
  • Hyphenation: σπρώ‧χνω

Verb

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σπρώχνω (spróchno) (past έσπρωξα, passive σπρώχνομαι, p‑past σπρώχτηκα, ppp σπρωγμένος)

  1. (transitive) to push
  2. (transitive) to drive
  3. (intransitive) to push

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ σπρώχνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ σπρώχνω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre