εκκρούω

See also: ἐκκρούω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκκρούω. For sense in linguistics, a semantic loan from German ausstoßen. Morphologically, from εκ- (counter-) + κρούω (strike).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈkruo/
  • Hyphenation: εκ‧κρού‧ω

Verb

εκκρούω • (ekkroúo) (past εξέκρουσα, passive εκκρούομαι)

  1. to knock out
  2. (linguistics) to delete one of adjacent vowels of different words

Usage notes

  • Usually found in tenses of the present stem. Forms like εξέκρουσα are formal, using an internal augment.

Conjugation

  • έκκρουση f (ékkrousi, deletion of vowel) (linguistics)
  • πάσσαλος πασσάλω εκκρούεται (pássalos passálo ekkroúetai)
  • and see: κρούω (kroúo, strike)
  • Not related to the phonetics term: έκκροτος (ékkrotos, plosive) (of consonants)
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