συκοφαντώ

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συκοφαντῶ (sukophantô),[1] contracted form of συκοφαντέω (sukophantéō, to be a common informer, to prosecute vexatiously)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.ko.fanˈdo/
  • Hyphenation: συ‧κο‧φα‧ντώ

Verb

συκοφαντώ (sykofantó) (past συκοφάντησα, passive συκοφαντούμαι, p‑past συκοφαντήθηκα, ppp συκοφαντημένος)

  1. (transitive) to slander, to calumniate, to defame
    Synonym: διαβάλλω (diavállo)

Conjugation

References

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