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ρίχνω

Pronunciation: /ˈɾi.xno/

“ρίχνω” is a Greek word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to drop (anchor)
  2. to drop, lower (price)
  3. to shed (a load)
  4. to throw
  5. to knock over
  6. to shoot down
  7. to sprinkle, strew
  8. to make a pass (at)

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ῥίχνω (rhíkhnō), from a dissimilation of an unattested *ρίφνω (*ríphnō), from a metaplasm of *ρίφτω (*ríphtō), from Ancient Greek ῥίπτω (rhíptō, “to throw, cast”).

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