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πίμπλημι

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (to fill). Cognates include Latin pleo, Sanskrit पिपर्ति (piparti, to fill) and Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬞𐬁𐬟𐬭𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (hampāfrāiti).

The present tense system includes a reduplicated progressive aspect marker.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πῐ́μπλημῐ (pímplēmi)

  1. to fill [with genitive or dative ‘with something’]
    1. to fill full, satisfy, glut
    2. to fill an office
  2. (middle voice) to fill (for) oneself
  3. (passive voice) to be full of
    1. to be satisfied, to have enough
    2. (of women) to become pregnant

Usage notes

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In present and imperfect πίμπλημι (pímplēmi) is the transitive counterpart of πλήθω (plḗthō). The two words share all other tenses.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πίμπλημι, -αμαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1191-2

Further reading

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