σπέρνω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σπέρνω, from Ancient Greek σπείρω (speírō) with metaplasm in the pattern of φέρω (phérō) > φέρνω (férno), or σύρω (súrō) > σέρνω (sérno, “drag”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspeɾ.no/
  • Hyphenation: σπέρ‧νω

Verb

σπέρνω • (spérno) (past έσπειρα, passive σπέρνομαι)

  1. disperse seeds, sow, seed

Conjugation

  • σπαρτός (spartós, “seeded”)
  • σπέρμα n (spérma, “sperm”)
  • σπορά f (sporá, “seeding”)
  • σπόρος m (spóros, “seed”)
  • Compounds of verb:
    • διασπείρω (diaspeíro)
    • εγκατασπείρω (egkataspeíro)
    • ενσπείρω (enspeíro)

See also

  • σπείρα f (speíra, “coil, spiral”)
    • συσπειρώνω (syspeiróno, “coil, join forces”)

References

  1. σπέρνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “σπέρνω”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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