πλάσσω

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō, from earlier *plátʰyō, which Beekes suspects to be Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

πλάσσω (plássō)

  1. to form, mould, shape, sculpt
    1. to plaster
  2. (figuratively) to form, train a skill
  3. to imagine
  4. to put in a certain form
  5. (figuratively) to fabricate, forge

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  • Greek: πλάθω (plátho, to create, to form, to shape)

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