ρίχνω

Greek

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek ῥίχνω (rhíkhnō), from Ancient Greek ῥίπτω (rhíptō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾi.xno/
  • Hyphenation: ρί‧χνω

Verb

ρίχνω • (ríchno) (past έριξα, passive ρίχνομαι)

  1. drop (anchor)
    ρίχνω άγκυρα ― ríchno ágkyra ― to drop anchor
  2. drop, lower (price)
  3. shed (a load)
  4. throw
  5. knock over
  6. shoot down
  7. sprinkle, strew
  8. (passive) make a pass (at)

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • (drop): σηκώνω (sikóno, “raise, to weigh anchor”)

Derived terms

  • ριξιά f (rixiá)
  • ρίξιμο n (ríximo)
  • ριχτός (richtós) & compounds
  • ρίχνει βροχή (ríchnei vrochí, “it is raining”)
  • and see: ρίπτω (rípto) compounds

References

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