παραπαίω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From πᾰρᾰ- +‎ παίω (strike).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πᾰρᾰπαίω (parapaíō)

  1. to strike on the side, strike falsely
  2. (music) to play a false note
  3. to commit a folly, be foolish
  4. to fall away

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: παραπαίω (parapaío)

References

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παραπαίω (hit wrongly; be foolish, loose my mind).[1] Morphologically, from παρα- (para-) + παίω (paíō, strike).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.raˈpe.o/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧παί‧ω

Verb

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παραπαίω (parapaío) (past παρέπαια/παράπαια, passive —)

  1. to stagger
    Synonyms: παραπατάω (parapatáo), τρικλίζω (triklízo)
  2. (figuratively) to be unsteady, at the point of collapsing
    Synonyms: καταρρέω (katarréo), κλονίζω (klonízo)

Conjugation

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References

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