See also: έλκω

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Stems: ἑλκ- (also grade ὁλκ-), ἑλκη- and ἑλκυ-. From Proto-Indo-European *selk- (to pull, draw). Cognate with Latin sulcus (furrow, groove), Old English sulh (plow), Albanian hulli (furrow). Unrelated to ἕλκος (hélkos, wound).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἕλκω (hélkō)

  1. to drag (pull along a surface)

Conjugation

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(See ἑλκύω (helkúō) for future passive, aorist, and perfect forms.)

Derived terms

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Unrelated to the derived words from ἕλκος (hélkos, wound).

Descendants

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  • Greek: έλκω (élko)

Further reading

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