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κλύζω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-. From the same root, we can find κλύδων (klúdōn, billow). Other cognates are Latin cluō (I clean, purge), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (hlūtrs, clean, pure) and Welsh clir (clean, pure).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κλῠ́ζω (klúzō)

  1. (of the sea) to wash, dash over, surge up
  2. (passive voice) to be washed by the sea
  3. to wash away, purge
  4. to wash, rinse out, cleanse
  5. to coat with wax

Inflection

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