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κλείω

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See also: Κλειώ

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κλείω (kleíō)

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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κλείω (kleíō)

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

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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κλείω (kleíō)

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

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  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

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Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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κλείω (kleío) (past έκλεισα, passive κλείομαι)

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

Usage notes

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