πλήσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *plā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h₂kyeti, from *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g- (to strike).[1]

Cognate with πλᾱ́ζω (plā́zō, to strike) (with *-g-), Latin plangō, plēctō, plāga; Old Church Slavonic плакати (plakati), Lithuanian plàkti (to beat, chastise) (via secondary ablaut), Dutch vloeken.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πλήσσω (plḗssō)

  1. to strike, smite
    1. (with accusative) to strike an object into motion
    2. to stamp
    3. to sting
  2. (figuratively, passive voice) to be stricken, defeated
    1. to be emotionally stricken
    2. (active voice, of wine) to overpower

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πλήσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1220

Further reading

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