Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁- (to grind). Cognate with Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, grind, pound), Hindi आटा (āṭā, flour), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, ground), Persian آرد (ârd, flour).

Verb

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ἀλέω (aléō)

  1. (transitive) to grind, bruise, pound, mill
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ἀλέω (aléō)

  1. second-person singular aorist middle indicative of ἀλέομαι (aléomai)

Further reading

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