πλένω

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πλύνω (plúnō), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (to wash).

Verb[edit]

πλένω (pléno) (past έπλυνα, passive πλένομαι)

  1. to wash (your body, dishes, clothes, car, etc)
    πλένω τα πιάταpléno ta piátaI wash the dishes; I do the washing up
  2. to brush teeth
  3. to wash up

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References[edit]

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN