pofˈθeŋ.ɡo.me/ ἀποφθέγγομαι • (apophthéngomai) to speak one's opinion plainly, boldly declare to utter an apophthegm Present: ἀποφθέγγομαι Imperfect:...
First attested 1553, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “I plainly speak my mind”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) +...
pl Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “speak out”). IPA(key): /a.pɔfˈtɛɡ.mat/ Rhymes: -ɛɡmat...
From ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “I plainly speak my mind”), from ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) + φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai, “to speak loudly”), + -μα (-ma, result...
Medieval Latin apothegma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “speak out”). enPR: ăpʹə-thĕm′, IPA(key): /ˈæ.pə.θɛm/...