Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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For χείω (kheíō), from Proto-Hellenic *kʰéyyō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéwyeti, from *ǵʰew- (to pour).[1] Cognates include Sanskrit जुहोति (juhóti), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundō, fūtis, Old English ġēotan, guttas (English gut), and Albanian dyllë.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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χέω (khéō)

  1. (of liquids) to pour
    1. to shed (of tears)
    2. to smelt, cast (of metal)
    3. (passive voice) to become liquid, melt, dissolve
  2. (of solids) to scatter, shed
    1. to throw up (of soil)
    2. to shower (of spears)
    3. to let fall, drop
    4. (passive voice) to be heaped up, mounded
    5. to move together, stream
    6. (perfect, passive voice) to be engaged, absorbed in

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χέω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1627-9

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