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ρίχνω
to throw /ˈri.xno/
verbB1#1076 most common
Also: to throw away, to knock down / bring down, to lower (a price, weight)
Example sentences
Ρίχνω την μπάλα στον φίλο μου.
I throw the ball to my friend.
Ρίξε τα σκουπίδια στον κάδο.
Throw the trash in the bin.
Ρίχνω μια ματιά στις ειδήσεις κάθε πρωί.
I take a glance at the news every morning.
Ο διευθυντής τον έριξε από τη δουλειά χωρίς προειδοποίηση.
The manager threw him out of the job without warning.
Η κυβέρνηση ρίχνει τις τιμές της βενζίνης πριν τις εκλογές.
The government is lowering gasoline prices before the elections.
Η αντιπολίτευση προσπάθησε να ρίξει την κυβέρνηση με πρόταση μομφής.
The opposition tried to bring down the government with a motion of no confidence.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ρίχνω | έριξα | θα ρίξω |
| 2sg | ρίχνεις | έριξες | θα ρίξεις |
| 3sg | ρίχνει | έριξε | θα ρίξει |
| 1pl | ρίχνουμε | ρίξαμε | θα ρίξουμε |
| 2pl | ρίχνετε | ρίξατε | θα ρίξετε |
| 3pl | ρίχνουν | έριξαν | θα ρίξουν |
Word family
ρίξιμοthe act of throwing
ρίψηa throw, a cast (formal)
απορρίπτωto reject, to throw outριψοκίνδυνοςdaredevil, risk-taking
Etymology
Ρίχνω is the Modern Greek descendant of Ancient Greek ῥίπτω, meaning to throw or hurl. Byzantine Greek shows the variant ῥίχνω alongside ῥίπτω, and the χ form eventually won out in everyday speech while ρίπτω survived in formal and compound usage. The verb kept its core sense of casting or hurling something, and later grew figurative uses like lowering prices or unseating a government.
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