ῥέω

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hellenic *hréyyō, from Proto-Indo-European *sréwyeti, from *srew- (to flow). Cognates include Sanskrit स्रवति (srávati), Old Church Slavonic строуꙗ (struja, stream).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

ῥέω (rhéō)

  1. to flow, stream, run, gush
    1. (figuratively)
    2. to fall off, drop off
    3. (of molten objects) to liquefy, run
    4. to be in perpetual flux
    5. (of persons) to be inclined to, given to
    6. to leak
    7. to have a flux (diarrhea-causing disease)
    8. (impersonal)
  2. (transitive, rare) to let flow, pour
  3. (transitive, with cognate accusative) to let run

Inflection[edit]

This verb does not contract ε with η, ο, or ω.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: ρέω (réo)

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