ξάφνω

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ξάφνω

  • ˈksa.fno

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ξάφνω < (διαχρονικό δάνειο) μεσαιωνική ελληνική ξάφνω

adverb ξάφνω

  1. literary, λογοτεχνικό άλλη μορφή του ξάφνου: ξαφνικά, εξαίφνης ※ Ἔτσι κι οἱ ναῦτες, ποὺ στεριὲς ἀγνώριστες γυρεύουν | καὶ μέσα σὲ ἄγρια σκοτεινὰ πέλαγα ταξιδεύουν | παλεύοντας μὲ τὸ βοριὰ καὶ τὴ θαλασσοζάλη, | ἂν ξάφνω ὁ τόπος ποὺ ζητοῦν ἀγνάντια τους προβάλη, | τὸν χαιρετοῦν, ὅλοι σ' αὐτὸν μὲ τὴν καρδιὰ πετιῶνται, | καὶ πλιὸ τὲς ἔρημες νυχτιὲς τοὺς κόπους δὲ θ

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"ξάφνω." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%BE%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%BD%CF%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ξάφνω. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%BE%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%BD%CF%89

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"ξάφνω." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%BE%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%BD%CF%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ξάφνω},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%BE%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%BD%CF%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}