αθετώ

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀθετῶ (athetô), contracted form of ἀθετέω (athetéō), from adjective ἄθετος (áthetos), from ἀ- (a-) privative + θετός (thetós, placed). (See the mediaeval θέτω (thétō) and the ancient τίθημι (títhēmi, put).) [1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.θeˈto/
  • Hyphenation: α‧θε‧τώ

Verb

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αθετώ (athetó) (past αθέτησα, passive αθετούμαι, p‑past αθετήθηκα, ppp αθετημένος)

  1. to break your word, break trust
  2. to violate
  3. to renege, go back on

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ αθετώ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre