απολύω

Greek (Cypriot)

/a.poˈli.o/

verb

Definitions

release, give freedom to
(employment) dismiss, lay off, discharge; informal fire, sack
(military) discharge, demobilise; informal demob
(religion) dismiss from church, the service is finished
(colloquial) hurry

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀπολύω affix from Greek (modern) λύω (unbind, solve, loosen, untie).

Origin

Greek (Cypriot)

λύω

Gloss

unbind, solve, loosen, untie

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

λῡ́ω Ancient Greek
ἀπολύω Ancient Greek
αναλύω Greek (modern)
διαλύω Greek (modern)
εξαπολύω Greek (modern)
καταλύω Greek (modern)
λύτρα Greek (modern)
λύω Greek (modern)