pleo

See also: pleo-

Latin

Etymology

Exists only as a bound morpheme in prefixed verbs, where it continues Proto-Italic *plēō, from earlier *plējō, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-ye-ti, a yé-present innovatively formed to the aorist stem of Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (to fill). Compare Russian -по́лнить (-pólnitʹ), a cognate with the same meaning that likewise does not occur uncompounded.

Verb

pleō (present infinitive plēre, perfect active plēvī, supine plētum); second conjugation

  1. Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill".
    • ca. 500, Pompeius, In artem Donati p. 240 l.34:
      [] est <etiam> conpositum quod nōn potest fierī simplex, ut conpleō: nēmō potest dīcere pleō.
      it's likewise a compound when it cannot be used on its own, such as complete: one can't say plete.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:pleo.

Conjugation

Only one form, plendī (CIL 2.6278.38), is attested in Classical Latin without a prefix outside of grammarians. (Festus p.230M) also cites plentur without attribution.

Derived terms

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ple͜oː/

Noun

plēo

  1. dative singular of pleoh