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παρεμπιπτόντως
incidentally /pa.rem.biˈpton.dos/
adverbB1#1345 most common
Also: by the way, in passing, as it happens
Example sentences
Παρεμπιπτόντως, πώς σε λένε;
By the way, what's your name?
Παρεμπιπτόντως, το φαγητό ήταν πολύ νόστιμο.
By the way, the food was very tasty.
Παρεμπιπτόντως, ξέρεις τι ώρα κλείνει το μαγαζί;
Incidentally, do you know what time the shop closes?
Η εταιρεία, παρεμπιπτόντως, ανακοίνωσε τα κέρδη της νωρίτερα φέτος.
The company, incidentally, announced its profits earlier this year.
Παρεμπιπτόντως, το ζήτημα που αναφέρατε στη συνάντηση χρήζει περαιτέρω διερεύνησης.
Incidentally, the issue you raised at the meeting needs further investigation.
Ο συγγραφέας, παρεμπιπτόντως, είχε ήδη αναφερθεί σε αυτό το επιχείρημα σε προηγούμενο κεφάλαιο, χωρίς όμως να το αναπτύξει διεξοδικά.
The author, incidentally, had already referred to this argument in a previous chapter, without developing it in full.
Word family
παρεμπίπτωto occur incidentally, to crop up in passing
παρεμπίπτωνincidental, occurring in passing
εμπίπτωto fall within, to fall under (a category)
πίπτωto fall
συμπίπτωto coincide
Etymology
The word comes from the present participle of the verb παρεμπίπτω, a compound of παρά (beside, alongside), εν- (in, shortened to εμ- before π), and πίπτω (to fall). Literally it means something like "falling in beside," that is, cropping up incidentally alongside the main matter. The adverb was built by adding -ως to the participial stem παρεμπιπτοντ-, the same pattern used in words like ενδεχομένως and προσφάτως. πίπτω itself traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to fly" or "to fall."
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