αιτούμαι

See also: αἰτοῦμαι

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αἰτοῦμαι (aitoûmai), contracted form of αἰτέομαι (aitéomai), mediopassive voice of αἰτέω (aitéō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈtu.me/
  • Hyphenation: αι‧τού‧μαι

Verb

αιτούμαι • (aitoúmai) passive (past αιτήθηκα) & a rare active voice αιτώ (aitó)

  1. (formal) request, ask by petition, call for
    (+ accusative) αιτούμαι βοήθεια ― aitoúmai voḯtheia ― I ask by petition (for) help
    (+ followed by genitive, very formal) αιτούμαι επιδόματος ― aitoúmai epidómatos ― I put forward a petition (for) subsidy
    (with να (na, “to”)) Αιτήθηκε να του δοθεί επιχορήγηση. ― Aitíthike na tou dotheí epichorígisi. ― S/He asked by petition to be awarded a subsidy.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

  • αίτημα n (aítima, “request”)
  • αίτηση f (aítisi, “petition, application”)
  • αιτούμενος (aitoúmenos, “applicant”, passive present participle)
  • αιτών m (aitón, “applicant”), (common under petitions, above signature) αιτούσα (aitoúsa, “f”, active participle, from the rare αιτώ (aitó))
  • and see: αιτία (aitía, “cause”)

Further reading

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