σωπαίνω

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek σωπαίνω (sōpaínō), from Ancient Greek σιωπῶ (siōpô), contracted form of σιωπάω (siōpáō), with deletion of between and vowel plus the verb suffix -αίνω (-aíno).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈpe.no/
  • Hyphenation: σω‧παί‧νω

Verb

σωπαίνω (sopaíno) (past σώπασα, passive —)

  1. I remain silent, keep silent

Conjugation

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References

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