ῥάπτω

See also: ράπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (to bend, turn), and compared with Latin verber (lash, whip), Proto-Germanic *warpą (warp),[1] but this is phonetically impossible. The connections with ῥέπω (rhépō, to incline) and ῥέμβω (rhémbō, to turn in circles) are not certain, and the traditionally compared Lithuanian ver̃pti (to sew) is likely not cognate, due to the discovery of a Hellenic cognate in Mycenaean Greek [script needed] (e-ra-pe-me-na) and its initial e- precluding a relation.[2]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῥᾰ́πτω • (rhắptō)

  1. to sew

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀναρράπτω (anarrháptō)
  • ἀπορράπτω (aporrháptō)
  • διαρράπτω (diarrháptō)
  • εἰσράπτω (eisráptō)
  • ἐνράπτω (enráptō)
  • ἐπιρράπτω (epirrháptō)
  • καταρράπτω (katarrháptō)
  • μεταρράπτω (metarrháptō)
  • νευρορρᾰ́φος (neurorrhắphos)
  • πᾰλαιορᾰ́φος (pălaiorắphos)
  • παραρράπτομαι (pararrháptomai)
  • περιρράπτω (perirrháptō)
  • προσράπτω (prosráptō)
  • -ρραφία (-rrhaphía)
  • συρράπτω (surrháptō)
  • ὑπορράπτω (huporrháptō)
  • ῥάμμα (rhámma)
  • ῥάπτης (rháptēs)
  • ῥαπτικός (rhaptikós)
  • ῥαπτός (rhaptós)
  • ῥάπτρια (rháptria)
  • ῥαφεύς (rhapheús)
  • ῥαφή (rhaphḗ)
  • ῥαφίς (rhaphís)
  • ῥάψις (rhápsis)

References

  1. ^ orv”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ῥάπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1275-6

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