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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