μέμφομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Sometimes derived from a Proto-Indo-European *me(-)mbʰ-e-, see also obsolete English mump (to cheat, swindle), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bimampjan, to mock).[1] However, while Kroonen claims the Greek and Germanic forms are reconcilable, Beekes rejects this, stating that Germanic -p- cannot here correspond to Greek -φ- and that this etymological connection is not widely considered reliable.[2]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μέμφομαι (mémphomai)

  1. (with dative or accusative of person) to accuse, to blame

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μέμφομαι (mémfomai, to blame)

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “mump”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 930

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek μέμφομαι (mémphomai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmem.fo.me/
  • Hyphenation: μέμ‧φο‧μαι

Verb

μέμφομαι (mémfomai) deponent (past μέμφθηκα, active -)

  1. (learned) to blame

Conjugation

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