Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *slewk-, *slewg- (to swallow). Cognates are found in Celtic and Germanic, like in Welsh llyncu (to swallow) and in Middle High German slucken (to gobble, swallow).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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λύζω (lúzō)

  1. to hiccup
  2. to sob violently, from fear or cold

Inflection

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Derived terms

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