πλήθω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *plḗtʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-[1] with root extension like plebs. Cognates include Latin pleo, Sanskrit पिपर्ति (piparti, to fill) and Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬞𐬁𐬟𐬭𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (hampāfrāiti).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πλήθω • (plḗthō)

  1. to be or become full, to swell
    1. (transitive, only in later poets)
  2. to go through a period of time (from the filling of the moon)

Usage notes

Intransitive counterpart of πίμπλημῐ (pímplēmĭ).

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνᾰπλήθω (anăplḗthō)
  • ἐμπλήθομαι (emplḗthomai)
  • περιπλήθω (periplḗthō)

Descendants

  • English: Plethon

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πίμπλημι, -αμαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1191:VAR > line 1 > πλήθω

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