πλέω
Greek (Cypriot)
/ˈple.o/
verb
Definitions
- sail in a boat
- float
- (figuratively) have something in abundance, in expressions like:
- (figuratively) to be too large of shoes, clothing, etc
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek πλέω (sail, float, I sail).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πλέω
Gloss
sail, float, I sail
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
帆
Emoji
⛵️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ναύπλιος Ancient Greek
- διαπλέω Ancient Greek
- εἰσπλέω Ancient Greek
- καταπλέω Ancient Greek
- παραπλέω Ancient Greek
- περιπλέω Ancient Greek
- πλέω Ancient Greek
- πλοῖον Ancient Greek
- πλώϊμος Ancient Greek
- συμπλέω Ancient Greek
- ἀναπλέω Ancient Greek
- ἀποπλέω Ancient Greek
- ἐκπλέω Ancient Greek
- ἐπιπλέω Ancient Greek
- *plew- Proto-Indo-European
- αναπλέω Greek (modern)
- αποπλέω Greek (modern)
- διαπλέω Greek (modern)
- εισπλέω Greek (modern)
- εκπλέω Greek (modern)
- επιπλέω Greek (modern)
- καταπλέω Greek (modern)
- παραπλέω Greek (modern)
- περιπλέω Greek (modern)
- συμπλέω Greek (modern)