ληκέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Beekes, a back-formation from λέληκᾰ (lélēkă), which is a perfect form of λάσκω (láskō).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ληκέω • (lēkéō)

  1. to crack, crackle, burst asunder

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “λάσκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 836