αναπάλλω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναπάλλω (anapállō); synchronically analyzable as ανα- (ana-) + πάλλω (pállo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.naˈpa.lo/
  • Hyphenation: α‧να‧πάλ‧λω

Verb

αναπάλλω (anapállo) (imperfect ανέπαλλα, past ανέπαλα, passive αναπάλλομαι) found chiefly in the present and imperfect tenses

  1. move or swing upwards, oscillate, vibrate
    Synonym: δονώ (donó)
  2. (figuratively) be moved, stirred psychologically

Usage notes

  • Usually in the present and imperfect with stem παλλ-. Rare active past with stem παλ-.
  • Extremely rare passive perfective forms with παλθ- [1]

Conjugation

References

  1. αναπάλλω - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
  2. Georgios Babiniotis (2002), αναπάλλω”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
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