εἴρω

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Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hellenic *héřřō, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to bind, put together).[1]

Verb

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εἴρω (eírō)

  1. to tie, join, fasten, string together
  2. to insert
Inflection
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Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἴρω 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 392-3

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Hellenic *wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European *wéryeti, ye-present from the root *werh₁- (to speak).[1]

Cognates include Sanskrit व्रत (vrata), Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀 (urvāta), Latin verbum, Old Armenian յորջորջեմ (yorǰorǰem) and Old English word (English word).

Verb

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εἴρω (eírō)

  1. to say, speak, tell
Usage notes
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ἐρέω (eréō) and εἴρηκᾰ (eírēka) serve as future and perfect to λέγω (légō) (suppletion).

Inflection
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Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἴρω 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 393

Further reading

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