στέλνω

Greek

Etymology

From the mediaeval Byzantine Greek στέλνω (stélnō), from Ancient Greek στέλλω (stéllō, “I send”) with metaplasm to -νω (-no) in the pattern for φέρω (phérō) > φέρνω (férno, “I bring”).[1] Furthermore, from Proto-Hellenic *stéľľō, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to set”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstel.no/
  • Hyphenation: στέλ‧νω

Verb

στέλνω • (stélno) (past έστειλα, passive στέλνομαι, p‑past στάλθηκα/εστάλην, ppp σταλμένος)

  1. to send

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • διαλοστέλνω (dialostélno, “(literally) I send to devil: I curse”)
  • ξαποστέλνω (xapostélno, “(literally) I send outside: I get rid of”)
  • σταλμένος (stalménos, “sent”)

See also

References

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