αστράφτω
Greek
Alternative forms
- αστράπτω (astrápto) (dated)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ἀστράφτω (astráphtō), from Ancient Greek ἀστράπτω (astráptō) with [pt] > [ft][1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈstɾa.fto/
- Hyphenation: α‧στρά‧φτω
Verb
αστράφτω • (astráfto) (past άστραψα, passive —)
- (intransitive) to strike lightning, also figuratively: be very angry
- Αστράφτει και βροντάει. (impersonal form) ― Astráftei kai vrontáei. ― It is thundering and lightning.
- (intransitive) to glitter, shine
- Synonyms: αστραφτοκοπώ (astraftokopó), στραφτοκοπώ (straftokopó), αστραπολάμπω (astrapolámpo), αστραφτοβολώ (astraftovoló), λαμποκοπώ (lampokopó), λάμπω (lámpo)
- (intransitive, figuratively) to be very clean
- (transitive, figuratively) to give a slap on the face
- Του άστραψα ένα χαστούκι πολύ δυνατό. ― Tou ástrapsa éna chastoúki polý dynató. ― I smacked him hard.
Conjugation
αστράφτω (active forms only)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | αστράψω | |||
| 2 sg | αστράφτεις | αστράψεις | ||
| 3 sg | αστράφτει1 | αστράψει1 | ||
| 1 pl | αστράφτουμε | αστράψουμε | ||
| 2 pl | αστράφτετε | αστράψετε | ||
| 3 pl | αστράφτουν(ε) | αστράψουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | άστραφτα | άστραψα | ||
| 2 sg | άστραφτες | άστραψες | ||
| 3 sg | άστραφτε1 | άστραψε1 | ||
| 1 pl | αστράφταμε | αστράψαμε | ||
| 2 pl | αστράφτατε | αστράψατε | ||
| 3 pl | άστραφταν, αστράφταν(ε) | άστραψαν, αστράψαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα αστράψω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα αστράφτεις, θα αστράφτει1, ... | θα αστράψεις, θα αστράψει1,... | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, έχει1, ... αστράψει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, είχε1, ... αστράψει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, θα έχει1, ... αστράψει | |||
| 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 | άστραφτε | άστραψε, άστραφ' 2 | ||
| 2 pl | αστράφτετε | αστράψτε, αστράφτε3 | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | αστράφτοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας αστράψει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | αστράψει | |||
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
1. 3rd singular persons impersonal:"it lightnings, it lightninged, ..." 2. Colloquial apocopic perfective form + genitive of weak pronouns e.g. άστραφ' του ένα χαστούκι for the sense ("give him a slap!"). 3. Colloquial. • (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Synonyms
- αστραποβολώ (astrapovoló) (literature, colloquial)
Related terms
- αστραφτερός (astrafterós, “shining, sparkling”)
- απαστράπτων (apastrápton, “shining, sparkling”, participle of απαστράπτω (apastrápto))
- and see: αστραπή f (astrapí, “lightning”)
References
- ^ αστράφτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language