πλοῖον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From the o-grade of the root of πλέω (pléō, to sail) +‎ -ιον (-ion), or inherited directly from Proto-Indo-European *plówyom (floating vessel): compare Proto-Germanic *flawją (ship, vessel).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πλοῖον (ploîonn (genitive πλοίου); second declension

  1. a floating vessel, ship, boat

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πλοίο (ploío)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πλοῖον, πλόος, πλοῦς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1211

Further reading

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