κλείω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂uyeti, from *kleh₂u- (hook, key), whence κληΐς (klēḯs), κλήϊθρον (klḗïthron).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κλείω (kleíō)

  1. to shut, close, bar (e.g. the door)
  2. to enclose, shut in
Usage notes
Inflection
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Greek: κλείω (kleío), κλείνω (kleíno)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.[2]

Verb

κλείω (kleíō)

  1. Epic form of κλέω (kléō, celebrate, make famous)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

κλείω (kleíō)

  1. Epic form of κλέω (kléō), alternative form of καλέω (kaléō, call)
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κλείω 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 712
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κλείω 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 712

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

The Ancient Greek κλείω (kleíō), found in Modern Greek only in compounds.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkli.o/
  • Hyphenation: κλεί‧ω

Verb

κλείω (kleío) (past έκλεισα, passive κλείομαι)

  1. (formal) Alternative form of κλείνω (kleíno, to close, shut)

Usage notes