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κλάω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology 1

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Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”), whence also Latin percellō (“to beat down, overturn”), but due to phonetic difficulties, Beekes prefers to take the verb as Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κλᾰ́ω • (klắō)

  1. to break, to break off, to break into pieces
  2. (of geometric lines, passive voice) to be broken or deflected
  3. to break, to weaken, to frustrate
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Greek: κλάνω (kláno, “to fart”)

Etymology 2

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Attic form of κλαίω (klaíō, “weep”). Root of κλαϝ- (klaw-).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κλᾱ́ω • (klā́ō) (Attic) of κλαίω (klaíō)

  1. first-person singular present active indicative/subjunctive of κλᾱ́ω (klā́ō),
Conjugation
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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κλᾰ́ω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 710-1

Further reading

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