πλένω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλύνω (plúnō), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (to wash).

Verb

πλένω • (pléno) (past έπλυνα, passive πλένομαι)

  1. to wash (your body, dishes, clothes, car, etc)
    πλένω τα πιάταpléno ta piátaI wash the dishes; I do the washing up
  2. to brush teeth
  3. to wash up

Conjugation

References

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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