ἐρείπω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐριπόω (eripóō)
  • ἐρίπτω (eríptō)

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to tear). Cognate with Latin rīpa (river bank), Old Norse rīfa (tear out).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    ἐρείπω • (ereípō)

    1. to throw or dash down, tear down
    2. (intransitive) to fall down

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    • ἀνερείπομαι (anereípomai)
    • ἐξερείπω (exereípō)
    • κατερείπω (katereípō)
    • συνερείπω (sunereípō)
    • ὑπερείπω (hupereípō)
    • ἐρείπιον (ereípion)
    • ἐρείπιος (ereípios)
    • ἐρειπιώδης (ereipiṓdēs)
    • ἐρειποτόπιον (ereipotópion)
    • ἐρείψιμος (ereípsimos)
    • ἔρειψις (éreipsis)
    • ἐρίπνη (erípnē)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἐρείπιον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 453

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