ασφυκτιώ
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sfi.ktiˈo/
- Hyphenation: α‧σφυ‧κτι‧ώ
Verb
ασφυκτιώ • (asfyktió) (imperfect ασφυκτιούσα, past —, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses
- to choke
- to suffocate/smother/asphyxiate
- ασφυκτιώ, ασφυκτιάς’ ― asfyktió, asfyktiás’ ― I suffocate, you suffocate
Conjugation
ασφυκτιώ (active forms, imperfective)
| Active voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Present ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Future ➤ | |
| 1 sg | ασφυκτιούσα | θα | ||
| 2 sg | ασφυκτιάς | ασφυκτιούσες | θα ασφυκτιάς | |
| 3 sg | ασφυκτιά | ασφυκτιούσε | θα ασφυκτιά | |
| 1 pl | ασφυκτιούμε | ασφυκτιούσαμε | θα ασφυκτιούμε | |
| 2 pl | ασφυκτιάτε | ασφυκτιούσατε | θα ασφυκτιάτε | |
| 3 pl | ασφυκτιούν(ε) | ασφυκτιούσαν(ε) | θα ασφυκτιούν(ε) | |
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | 2 sg | 2 pl | ||
| Imperfective aspect | ασφυκτιάτε | |||
| Other forms | Present participle ➤ | |||
| ασφυκτιώντας ➤ | ||||
| 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
- ασφυκτικά γεμάτος (asfyktiká gemátos, “jam-packed”, adjective)
- ασφυκτικός (asfyktikós, “suffocating, sweltering”, adjective)
- ασφυχτικός (asfychtikós, “suffocating, sweltering”, adjective)
Further reading
- ασφυκτιώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ασφυκτιώ - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language