πρέπων

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from πρέπω (prépō, to be appropriate), properly "fit for eating".

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρέπων (prépōnm (genitive πρέποντος); third declension

  1. kind of fish

Inflection

References

Greek

Etymology

Formal present participle of πρέπει (prépei). Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρέπων (prépōn), present active participle of πρέπω (prépō).[1]

Pronunciation

Participle

πρέπων (préponm (feminine πρέπουσα, neuter πρέπον)

  1. (learned) appropriate, fitting, proper, suitable
    Near-synonym: δέων (déon, appropriate)

Declension

References

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