περικλείω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • περικληΐω (periklēḯō) – Ionic
  • περικλῄω (periklḗiō) – Old Attic

Etymology

From περι- (“around”) +‎ κλείω (“shut”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

περῐκλείω • (perikleíō)

  1. shut in all around, enclose
  2. (in the passive) (figuratively) to be confined, reduced

Inflection

  • ἐμπερικλείω (emperikleíō)
  • περίκλεισις f (períkleisis, “enclosing all round”)
  • περίκλεισμα n (períkleisma, “enclosed place”)
  • περικλειστικός (perikleistikós, “able to enclose”)
  • συμπερικλείω (sumperikleíō, “include together”)
  • and see κλείω (kleíō, “shut”)

Descendants

  • Greek: περικλείω

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

  • περικλείνω (perikleíno)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περικλείω (perikleíō). Morphologically, from περι- +‎ κλείω.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /periˈklio/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρι‧κλεί‧ω

Verb

περικλείω • (perikleío) (past περιέκλεισα, passive περικλείομαι)

  1. encircle, encompass, surround, fence

Conjugation

Synonyms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.