κλύζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-. From the same root, we can find κλύδων (klúdōn, billow). Other cognates are Latin cluō (I clean, purge), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (hlūtrs, clean, pure) and Welsh clir (clean, pure).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κλῠ́ζω • (klŭ́zō)

  1. (of the sea) to wash, dash over, surge up
  2. (passive voice) to be washed by the sea
  3. to wash away, purge
  4. to wash, rinse out, cleanse
  5. to coat with wax

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνᾰκλῠ́ζω (anăklŭ́zō)
  • ἀποκλῠ́ζω (apoklŭ́zō)
  • δῐᾰκλῠ́ζω (dĭăklŭ́zō)
  • ἐγκλῠ́ζω (enklŭ́zō)
  • ἐπῐκλῠ́ζω (epĭklŭ́zō)
  • κᾰτᾰκλῠ́ζω (kătăklŭ́zō)
  • κλῠ́σῐς (klŭ́sĭs)
  • κλῠ́σμᾰ (klŭ́smă)
  • κλῠσμός (klŭsmós)
  • κλῠστήρ (klŭstḗr)
  • περῐκλῠ́ζω (perĭklŭ́zō)
  • προσκλῠ́ζω (prosklŭ́zō)
  • σῠγκλῠ́ζω (sŭnklŭ́zō)
  • σῠ́γκλῠς (sŭ́nklŭs)
  • ὑποκλῠ́ζω (hupoklŭ́zō)

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