Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō, from earlier *plátʰyō, which Beekes suspects to be Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πλάσσω (plássō)

  1. to form, mould, shape, sculpt
    1. to plaster
  2. (figuratively) to form, train a skill
  3. to imagine
  4. to put in a certain form
  5. (figuratively) to fabricate, forge

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πλάθω (plátho, to create, to form, to shape)

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