μεταθέτω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi) with adaptation of τίθημι (títhēmi) to θέτω (théto).[1] By surface analysis, μετα- (meta-) +‎ θέτω (théto).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.taˈθe.to/
  • Hyphenation: με‧τα‧θέ‧τω

Verb

μεταθέτω (metathéto) (past μετέθεσα/μετάθεσα, passive μετατίθεμαι/μεταθέτομαι, p‑past μετατέθηκα, ppp μετατεθειμένος)

  1. (transitive) to transfer, to shift, to transpose

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. ^ μεταθέτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language