-πλόος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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-πλοῦς (-ploûs)Attic, contracted

Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Seems to be from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (to fold), but what stem formation? Beekes notes some chrono-morphological issues when trying to directly compare with Latin simplus and such.[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-πλόος (-plóosm (feminine -πλόη or -πλόᾱ, neuter -πλόον); first/second declension

  1. Forms an adjective indicating repetition or multiplication: -fold

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ᾰ̔πλόος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 117