πλήττω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πλήττω (plḗttō),[1] Attic form of πλήσσω (plḗssō)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpli.to/
  • Hyphenation: πλήτ‧τω

Verb

πλήττω (plítto) (past έπληξα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) to be bored

Conjugation

Synonyms

Stems πληκ-', πληξ-

Verb

πλήττω (plítto) (past έπληξα, passive πλήττομαι, p‑past πλήγηκα) formal 3rd persons passive past: επλήγη, επλήγησαν

  1. (transitive, formal) to strike, smite

Conjugation

Synonyms

Stem πληγ- see: πληγή f (pligí, wound)

References

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