Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *neyk-. Cognates include Lithuanian niekoti, Latvian niekāt, and Welsh nithio.

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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λικμάω (likmáō)

  1. to winnow
  2. to scatter, crush, destroy

Inflection

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Derived terms

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