κλίνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κλίννω (klínnō) Aeolic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-. Cognates include Sanskrit श्रयति (śrayati) and Latin clīnō.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κλίνω (klínō)

  1. to bend, slant
  2. to cause to give way, cause to retreat
  3. to lean, prop something on another
  4. to turn aside
  5. to decline, wane
  6. to seat, cause to lie down
  7. (grammar) to inflect, decline, conjugate
  8. (passive) to lean, am sloping
  9. (passive) to wander, stray

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈklino]
  • Hyphenation: κλί‧νω
  • Homophone: κλείνω (kleíno)

Verb

κλίνω (klíno) (simple past έκλινα, passive κλίνομαι)

  1. (transitive) bend, slant
  2. (transitive, figuratively) tend
  3. (intransitive, grammar) inflect, decline, conjugate

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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