πλέκω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (to plait, twine). Cognate with Latin plectō (to plait, weave, twist).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πλέκω (plékō)

  1. to plait, twine, twist, weave, braid

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πλέκω (pléko)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πλέκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1206-7

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek πλέκω (plékō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈple.ko/
  • Hyphenation: πλέ‧κω

Verb

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πλέκω (pléko) active (past έπλεξα, passive πλέκομαι)

  1. to knit, plait, weave
  2. to tangle, intertwine
  3. (figuratively) to praise

Conjugation

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From πλεκ/χ-
From πλεξ-, πλοκ-