εκρήγνυμαι

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκρήγνυμαι (ekrḗgnumai), passive of ἐκρήγνυμι (ekrḗgnumi, “to break off, to snap asunder”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈkɾi.ɣni.me/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧κρή‧γνυ‧μαι

Verb

εκρήγνυμαι • (ekrígnymai) deponent (past εξερράγην) dependent: εκραγώ - irregular (learned)

  1. to explode, to blow up, to go off (to fly apart with sudden violent force; to detonate) - literally: "I explode"
    Η βόμβα είναι έτοιμη να εκραγεί.
    I vómva eínai étoimi na ekrageí.
    The bomb is ready to explode.
    Οι πύραυλοι εξερράγησαν.
    Oi pýravloi exerrágisan.
    The missiles exploded.
  2. (figuratively) to break out, to erupt (to begin suddenly)
    Synonym: ξεσπάω (xespáo)
  3. (figuratively) to explode, to erupt (to make a violent or emotional outburst)

Conjugation

εκρήγνυμαι deponent: passive forms only - irregular
Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg εκρήγνυμαι εκραγώ
2 sg εκρήγνυσαι εκραγείς
3 sg εκρήγνυται εκραγεί
1 pl {εκρηγνύμεθα} εκραγούμε
2 pl {εκρήγνυσθε} εκραγείτε
3 pl εκρήγνυνται εκραγούν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg — [{εξερράγην}]1
2 sg — [{εξερράγης}]
3 sg — {εξερράγη}
1 pl — [{εξερράγημεν}]
2 pl — [{εξερράγητε}]
3 pl — {εξερράγησαν}
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα ➤ θα εκραγώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα εκρήγνυσαι, ... θα εκραγείς, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … εκραγεί
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … εκραγεί
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … εκραγεί
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 — —
2 pl {εκρήγνυσθε} εκραγείτε
Other forms Passive voice
Present participle ➤   —
Perfect participle ➤   —
Nonfinite form ➤   εκραγεί
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs 		 1. Passive past forms are very formal, as in the ancient aorist ἐξερράγην from the conjugation of ἐκρήγνυμι. In Modern Greek, found in the 3rd persons (all persons included here, for reference).
 • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

References

  1. ^ εκρήγνυμαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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