σωπαίνω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek σωπαίνω (sōpaínō), from Ancient Greek σιωπῶ (siōpô), with deletion of [i] between [s] and vowel plus the verb suffix -αίνω (-aíno).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈpe.no/
  • Hyphenation: σω‧παί‧νω

Verb

σωπαίνω • (sopaíno) (past σώπασα, passive —)

  1. I remain silent, keep silent

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. σωπαίνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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