γλείφω

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Mariupol Greek глы́фту (hlýftu).

Pronunciation

Verb

γλείφω (gleífo)Category:Greek lemmas#ΓΛΕΙΦΩCategory:Greek verbs#ΓΛΕΙΦΩCategory:Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΓΛΕΙΦΩCategory:Pages with entries#ΓΛΕΙΦΩCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ΓΛΕΙΦΩ (past έγλειψα, passive γλείφομαι)

  1. to lick (with the tongue)
  2. (figuratively) to suck up to, flatter

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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