πλήττω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πλήττω (plḗttō),[1] Attic form of πλήσσω (plḗssō)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpli.to/
  • Hyphenation: πλήτ‧τω

Verb

πλήττω • (plítto) (past έπληξα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) to be bored

Conjugation

Synonyms

Stems πληκ-', πληξ-

  • πληκτικός (pliktikós, “boring”)
  • πλήξη f (plíxi, “boredom”)

Verb

πλήττω • (plítto) (past έπληξα, passive πλήττομαι, p‑past πλήγηκα) formal 3rd persons passive past: επλήγη, επλήγησαν

  1. (transitive, formal) to strike, smite

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • επιπλήττω (epiplítto, “scold”)

Stem πληγ- see: πληγή f (pligí, “wound”)

  • πληγείς (pligeís, “who was hit, injured”, passive past participle), πληγείσα (pligeísa), πληγέν (pligén)
  • πληγή f (pligí, “wound”)
  • πληγιάζω (pligiázo, “to wound, to be wounded”, verb)
  • πλήγμα n (plígma, “blow”)
  • πλήγωμα n (plígoma, “wound”)
  • πληγώνω (pligóno, “to wound, to hurt, to injure”, verb)

References

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