συρράπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

σῠρ- (σῠν-) (sŭr- (sŭn-), together) +‎ ῥάπτω (rháptō, sew)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σῠρρᾰ́πτω • (sŭrrhắptō)

  1. to stich or sew together
  2. (figuratively, of a treatise) to put together, compose

Inflection

  • ῥακιοσυρρᾰπτάδης (rhakiosurrhăptádēs, rag-stitcher)
  • συρρᾰφεύς m (surrhăpheús, one who stitches together)
  • συρρᾰφή f (surrhăphḗ, seam)
  • συρρᾰφής (surrhăphḗs, sewn together)
  • συρρᾰπτός (surrhăptós, sewn together)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συρράπτω. By surface analysis, συρ- (συν-) (together) + ράπτω (sew) (ancient spelling ῥάπτω), a formal version of ράβω (rávo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈɾa.pto/
  • Hyphenation: συρ‧ρά‧πτω

Verb

συρράπτω • (syrrápto) (past συνέρραψα, passive συρράπτομαι)

  1. (modern, frequent sense) to bind, staple pieces of paper
  2. (figuratively) to put together, patch fragments of text to create a new one
  3. (more formal) to stich or sew together

Conjugation

  • συρραφή f (syrrafí)
  • συρραπτικός (syrraptikós, adjective)
  • συρραπτικό n (syrraptikó)