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παρακινώ

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παρακινῶ (parakinô), contracted form of παρακινέω (parakinéō, “to excite”), with semantic loan from French inciter.[1] By surface analysis, παρα- (para-) +‎ κινώ (kinó).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.kiˈno/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧κι‧νώ

Verb

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παρακινώ • (parakinó) (past παρακίνησα, passive παρακινούμαι/παρακινιέμαι, ppp παρακινημένος) (transitive)

  1. to egg on, to encourage, to urge
    Synonyms: παροτρύνω (parotrýno), προτρέπω (protrépo), ωθώ (othó)
  2. to motivate (of circumstances: to animate; to propel; to cause to take action)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ παρακινώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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