παραπαίω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾰρᾰ- + παίω (strike).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πᾰρᾰπαίω (parapaíō)

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

Inflection

  • πᾰρᾰπαιόντως (parapaióntōs, foolishly, adverb)
  • πᾰρᾰπαισμᾰ n (parapaisma, madness)
  • πᾰρᾰ́παιστος (parápaistos, demented)
  • and see at παίω (paío)

Descendants

References


Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

References

  1. παραπαίω in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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