προπίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προ- (pro-) +‎ πῑ́νω (pī́nō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

προπῑ́νω • (propī́nō)

  1. to drink before (someone) [with genitive]
  2. to drink to (someone), drink (someone’s) health, pledge
  3. to give (as a present), gift, present
  4. to sacrifice (surrender for the sake of something more urgent)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: propīnō
    • Catalan: propinar
    • English: propine
    • Italian: propinare
    • Spanish: propinar

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