κλάζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *glag- (to make a noise, clap, twitter), from Proto-Indo-European *gal- (to roop, scream, shout)[1]. Cognate with English clack and Latin clangō (I clang).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κλᾰ́ζω (klázō)

  1. I make a sharp piercing sound (scream, bay, clash)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνακλάζω (anaklázō)
  • ἀντικλάζω (antiklázō)
  • ἀποκλάζω (apoklázō)
  • ἐκκλάζω (ekklázō)
  • ἐπικλάζω (epiklázō)
  • περικλάζω (periklázō)
  • συγκλάζω (sunklázō)
  • ὑποκλάζω (hupoklázō)
  • κλαγγή (klangḗ)
  • κλαγερός (klagerós)
  • κλαγκτός (klanktós)

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959), “gal-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 350-351
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