παραπλέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πᾰρᾰπλώω (părăplṓō)Ionic

Etymology

πᾰρᾰ- (beside, near) +‎ πλέω (sail, float).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πᾰρᾰπλέω • (părăpléō)

  1. to sail by, close
  2. (figuratively) to escape

Inflection

  • ἀντιπᾰρᾰπλέω (antipărăpléō, sail along on the other side)
  • δῠσπᾰρᾰ́πλευστος (dŭspărắpleustos, hard to sail along)
  • δῠσπᾰρᾰ́πλοος (dŭspărắploos, hard to sail along)
  • εὐπᾰρᾰ́πλους (eupărắplous, easy to coast along)
  • πᾰρᾰπλευστέος (părăpleustéos, that must be sailed past)
  • πᾰρᾰ́πλοος m (părắploos, coasting voyage, passage)
  • πᾰρᾰ́πλοος (părắploos, fit for coasting, adjective)
  • πᾰρᾰπλώω (părăplṓō, Ionic for παραπλέω)
  • πᾰρέπλω (păréplō, form of Ionic παραπλώω)
  • συμπᾰρᾰπλέω (sumpărăpléō, sail along with also)
  • and see: πλέω (pléō, sail, float)

References

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παραπλέω. Morphologically, from παρα- (para-, beside, near) +‎ πλέω (pléo, sail, float).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.raˈple.o/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧πλέ‧ω

Verb

παραπλέω • (parapléo) (past παρέπλευσα, passive —)

  1. to sail near, by
    Παραπλεύσαμε το ακρωτήριο.
    Parapléfsame to akrotírio.
    We sailed by the cape.

Conjugation

  • παραπλέων (parapléon, sailing near by, participle)
  • παράπλους m (paráplous, sailing by)
  • and see: πλέω (pléo, sail, float)