cluo

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-. Cognates include Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (hlūtrs), Welsh clir, and Ancient Greek κλύδων (klúdōn, billow).

Verb

cluō (present infinitive cluere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (Old Latin) to clean, purge
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

  • clŭo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cluo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

Verb

cluō (present infinitive cluere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. alternative form of clueō
Conjugation

References

  • clŭo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • 1 clŭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 329/2.