κλίνω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-. Cognates include Sanskrit श्रयति (śrayati) and Latin clīnō.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κλῑ́νω (klī́nō)

  1. to bend, slant
  2. to cause to give way, cause to retreat
  3. to lean, prop something on another
  4. to turn aside
  5. to decline, wane
  6. to seat, cause to lie down
  7. (grammar) to inflect, decline, conjugate
  8. (passive voice) to lean, be sloping
  9. (passive voice) to wander, stray

Inflection

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō).

Pronunciation

Verb

κλίνω (klíno) (imperfect έκλινα, past έκλινα, passive κλίνομαι)

  1. (transitive, with no passive) bend, slant
  2. (transitive, figuratively, with no passive) tend
  3. (intransitive, grammar, active and passive) inflect, decline, conjugate

Conjugation

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