Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps a reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-, with cognates including Latin lallō, Lithuanian laluoti, German lallen, English loll, and Welsh llolian. Could also simply be onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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λᾰλέω (laléō)

  1. to talk, chat, prattle
    1. to talk, speak
  2. to chatter, chirp
  3. to make sound

Inflection

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