κολάπτω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κόλαφος (kólaphos, buffet, blow) +‎ *-ϳω.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κολάπτω (koláptō)

  1. to peck
  2. to carve, chisel

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κολάπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 734

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