κλέπτω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *klépťō, from Proto-Indo-European *klép-ye-ti, from *klep-. Cognates include Latin clepō and Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κλέπτω (kléptō)

  1. to steal, filch
  2. to cheat
  3. to mislead, keep secret
  4. to disguise, conceal

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: κλέβω (klévo)
  • Mariupol Greek: клэ́фту (kléftu)
  • English: kleptomania
  • French: cleptomanie

References

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