παραπλέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πᾰρᾰπλώω (paraplṓō) – Ionic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πᾰρᾰπλέω • (parapléō)

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

Inflection

  • ἀντιπᾰρᾰπλέω (antiparapléō, “sail along on the other side”)
  • δῠσπᾰρᾰ́πλευστος (dusparápleustos, “hard to sail along”)
  • δῠσπᾰρᾰ́πλοος (dusparáploos, “hard to sail along”)
  • εὐπᾰρᾰ́πλους (euparáplous, “easy to coast along”)
  • πᾰρᾰπλευστέος (parapleustéos, “that must be sailed past”)
  • πᾰρᾰ́πλοος m (paráploos, “coasting voyage, passage”)
  • πᾰρᾰ́πλοος (paráploos, “fit for coasting”, adjective)
  • πᾰρᾰπλώω (paraplṓō, “Ionic for παραπλέω”)
  • πᾰρέπλω (paréplō, “form of Ionic παραπλώω”)
  • συμπᾰρᾰπλέω (sumparapléō, “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. 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”)
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