αμύνομαι
See also: ἀμύνομαι
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀμύνομαι (amúnomai), from the mediopassive voice of Ancient Greek ἀμύνω (amúnō).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmi.no.me/
- Hyphenation: α‧μύ‧νο‧μαι
Verb
αμύνομαι • (amýnomai) deponent (past αμύνθηκα)
Conjugation
αμύνομαι (deponent: passive forms only)
| Passive voice ➤ | ||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ |
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ |
| 1 sg | αμυνθώ | |
| 2 sg | αμύνεσαι | αμυνθείς |
| 3 sg | αμύνεται | αμυνθεί |
| 1 pl | αμυνόμαστε | αμυνθούμε |
| 2 pl | αμύνεστε, αμυνόσαστε | αμυνθείτε |
| 3 pl | αμύνονται | αμυνθούν(ε) |
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ |
| 1 sg | αμυνόμουν(α) | αμύνθηκα |
| 2 sg | αμυνόσουν(α) | αμύνθηκες |
| 3 sg | αμυνόταν(ε) | αμύνθηκε |
| 1 pl | αμυνόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) | αμυνθήκαμε |
| 2 pl | αμυνόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) | αμυνθήκατε |
| 3 pl | αμύνονταν, (αμυνόντουσαν) | αμύνθηκαν, αμυνθήκαν(ε) |
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ |
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα αμυνθώ ➤ |
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα αμύνεσαι, … | θα αμυνθείς, … |
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … αμυνθεί | |
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … αμυνθεί | |
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … αμυνθεί | |
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |
| Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
| 2 sg | — | αμύνσου |
| 2 pl | αμύνεστε | αμυνθείτε |
| Other forms | Passive voice | |
| Present participle ➤ | αμυνόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | |
| Perfect participle ➤ | — | |
| Nonfinite form ➤ | αμυνθεί | |
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |
Related terms
- see: άμυνα f (ámyna, “defence”)
References
- ^ αμύνομαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language