κλέω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-. Cognates include Latin clueō, Old Church Slavonic слава (slava), Sanskrit शृणोति (śr̥ṇṓti). See also κλέος (kléos, fame).[1]

Alternative forms

Verb

κλέω • (kléō)

  1. to tell of, make famous, celebrate
    1. (passive voice) to be famous
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

κλέω • (kléō)

  1. alternative form of καλέω (kaléō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 714

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