κλείνω

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Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κλείνω (kleínō), from Ancient Greek κλείω (kleíō), from Proto-Hellenic *klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂uyeti, from *kleh₂u-.

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Verb

κλείνω (kleíno) (past έκλεισα, passive κλείνομαι)

  1. (transitive) to close, shut, close off
    Κλείνω την πόρτα.
    Kleíno tin pórta.
    I close the door.
  2. (intransitive) to close, shut
    Πότε κλείνει;
    Póte kleínei;
    When does it close?
    Η αυτόματη πόρτα θα κλείσει μετά από 10 δευτερόλεπτα.
    I aftómati pórta tha kleísei metá apó 10 defterólepta.
    The automatic door will shut after 10 seconds.
  3. (transitive) to turn off, shut down
    Έκλεισα την τηλεόραση.
    Ékleisa tin tileórasi.
    I turned off the television.
    Κλείσε σε παρακαλώ τον υπολογιστή.
    Kleíse se parakaló ton ypologistí.
    Please shut down the computer.
  4. (transitive) to block, trap
    Η αστυνομία έκλεισε το δρόμο για το αεροδρόμιο.
    I astynomía ékleise to drómo gia to aerodrómio.
    Police closed the road to the airport.
  5. (transitive) to book, reserve
    Έκλεισα τραπέζι στο εστιατόριο.
    Ékleisa trapézi sto estiatório.
    I booked a table at the restaurant.
  6. (referring to time or age): to become, have a sum of
    Χθες έκλεισα τα τριάντα.
    Chthes ékleisa ta triánta.
    Yesterday I became thirty years old.
  7. (passive voice): see κλείνομαι (kleínomai)

Usage notes

  • The ancient κλείω (kleío) is found in modern Greek compounds.

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