Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From δια- (dia-, across)βάλλω (bállō, to throw).

    Verb

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    διαβάλλω (diabállō)

    1. to throw over or across
      1. to pass over, cross
    2. to object, contradict, set at variance, make a quarrel between
    3. to slander, libel
    4. to deceive by false accounts

    Inflection

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: διαβάλλω (diavállo) (learned)

    References

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō).[1] By surface analysis, δια- (dia-)βάλλω (vállo).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ði̯aˈva.lo/
    • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧βάλ‧λω

    Verb

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    διαβάλλω (diavállo) (imperfect διέβαλλα, past διέβαλα, passive διαβάλλομαι, p‑past διαβλήθηκα)

    1. to slander, to calumniate (to baselessly speak ill of; to spread false accusations about)
      Synonym: συκοφαντώ (sykofantó)
      Near-synonyms: δυσφημώ (dysfimó), δυσφημίζω (dysfimízo), κακολογώ (kakologó)

    Conjugation

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    References

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