Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Formation similar to μολύνω (molúnō, to stain, defile) and φορύνω (phorúnō, to be mingled). Either a direct derivative of πάλη (pálē, fine meal) +‎ -ύνω (-únō) or from an unattested u-stem from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (flour, dust).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πᾰλῠ́νω (palúnō)

  1. to strew, sprinkle
    Synonyms: πᾰ́σσω (pássō), ῥαίνω (rhaínō), ῥᾰντῐ́ζω (rhantízō)
  2. to bestrew, besprinkle
  3. to besmear
  4. to cover lightly

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: palyno-

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