χλεύη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew- (to joke, make fun, enjoy), the same root of Proto-Germanic *glīwą (glee) and Proto-Slavic *glumiti (to mock, to joke).

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Noun

χλεύη • (khleúē) f (genitive χλεύης); first declension

  1. joke, jest

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