περιπλέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • περῐπλώω (periplṓō) – Ionic

Etymology

περι- (“round”) +‎ πλέω (“sail”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

περῐπλέω • (peripléō)

  1. sail or swim around; circumnavigate
  2. (figuratively) slip about
    1. (Koine, medicine) recur
  3. (Koine, passive) be wrapped up

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀντιπερῐπλέω (antiperipléō, “sail round on the other side”)
  • ἐκπερῐπλέω (ekperipléō, “sail out round”)
  • ἐμπερῐπλέω (emperipléō)
  • περῐ́πλοος (períploos, “sailing round”) (uncontracted)
  • περῐ́πλους m (períplous, “sailing round; circumnavigation”) (contracted)
  • περῐπλώω (periplṓō, “Ionic form of περιπλέω”)
  • σῠμπερῐπλέω (sumperipléō, “sail about with”)
  • περῐπλευμονῐ́ᾱ f (peripleumoníā), περιπνευμονία f (peripneumonía, “inflammation of the lungs”)
  • περῐπλευμονιακός (peripleumoniakós), περιπνευμονιακός (peripneumoniakós, “affected wotj περιπλευμονία”)
  • περιπλευμονιάω (peripleumoniáō), περιπνευμονιάω (peripneumoniáō, “affected bu περιπνευμονία”)
  • περῐπλευμονῐκός (peripleumonikós), περιπλευμονικός (peripleumonikós, “affected by περιπνευμονία”)
  • and see πλέω (pléō, “sail, float”)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιπλέω. Morphologically, from περι- (peri-, “round”) +‎ πλέω (pléo, “to sail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.riˈple.o/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρι‧πλέ‧ω

Verb

περιπλέω • (peripléo) (past περιέπλευσα, passive —)

  1. sail round, circumnavigate

Conjugation

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