τρυπάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *trewH-p-, a p-extension of a putative *trewH- (to rub), and cognate with τρύω (trúō, to wear down) and Proto-Slavic *tryti (to rub).[1] A connection with Lithuanian trupė́ti (to crumble) is less likely.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τρῡπάω • (trūpáō)

  1. to bore, pierce through
  2. to force through

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • τρῦπα (trûpa, hole)
  • τρῡ́πανον (trū́panon, borer, trepan)
  • τρῡπητής (trūpētḗs, borer)
    • Translingual: Trypeta

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρῡπάω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1513

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the modern τρυπώ (trypó), τρυπ- + -άω, from Ancient Greek τρῡπῶ (trūpô), contracted form of τρῡπάω (trūpáō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾiˈpa.o/
  • Hyphenation: τρυ‧πά‧ω

Verb

τρυπάω • (trypáo) / τρυπώ (past τρύπησα, passive τρυπιέμαι, p‑past τρυπήθηκα, ppp τρυπημένος)

  1. to pierce, puncture, drill, prick (make a hole in)

Conjugation

and see their related words
  • αξετρύπωτος (axetrýpotos)
  • ατρύπητος (atrýpitos)
  • ατρύπωτος (atrýpotos)
  • γεωτρύπανο (geotrýpano)
  • διατρυπώ (diatrypó, mpale, transpierce)
  • κατατρυπάω (katatrypáo), κατατρυπώ (katatrypó)
  • ξετρυπώνω (xetrypóno)
  • τρύπα f (trýpa, hole)
  • τρυπάνι n (trypáni, drill) (tool)
  • τρύπημα n (trýpima, drilling, puncture)
  • τρυπητήρι n (trypitíri)
  • τρυπητό n (trypitó, strainer, colander)
  • τρυπητός (trypitós, slotted)
  • τρύπιος (trýpios, pitted, holey)
  • τρυποκάρυδος m (trypokárydos)
  • τρύπωμα n (trýpoma)
  • τρυπώνω (trypóno, tack)

References

  1. ^ τρυπώ, τρυπάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language