ελαφραίνω
Greek
Alternative forms
- αλαφραίνω (alafraíno) (colloquial)
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἐλαφραίνω (elaphraínō) from Hellenistic ἐλαφρύνω (elaphrúnō) + -αίνω. Doublet of ελαφρύνω (elafrýno) and ελαφρώνω (elafróno).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.laˈfɾe.no/
- Hyphenation: ε‧λα‧φραί‧νω
Verb
ελαφραίνω • (elafraíno) (past ελάφρυνα, passive —)
- (transitive, intransitive) to lighten (weight, load, etc)
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) to lighten, lessen (make more tolerable)
- Synonym: ξαλαφρώνω (xalafróno), less common: ξαλαφραίνω (xalafraíno)
Conjugation
ελαφραίνω (active forms only)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | ελαφρύνω | |||
| 2 sg | ελαφραίνεις | ελαφρύνεις | ||
| 3 sg | ελαφραίνει | ελαφρύνει | ||
| 1 pl | ελαφραίνουμε, [‑ομε] | ελαφρύνουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | ελαφραίνετε | ελαφρύνετε | ||
| 3 pl | ελαφραίνουν(ε) | ελαφρύνουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | ελάφρυνα | ελάφρυνα | ||
| 2 sg | ελάφρυνες | ελάφρυνες | ||
| 3 sg | ελάφρυνε | ελάφρυνε | ||
| 1 pl | ελαφραίναμε | ελαφρύναμε | ||
| 2 pl | ελαφραίνατε | ελαφρύνατε | ||
| 3 pl | ελάφρυναν, ελαφραίναν(ε) | ελάφρυναν, ελαφρύναν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα ελαφρύνω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα ελαφραίνεις, … | θα ελαφρύνεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … ελαφρύνει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … ελαφρύνει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ελαφρύνει | |||
| 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 | ελάφρυνε | ελάφρυνε | ||
| 2 pl | ελαφραίνετε | ελαφρύντε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | ελαφραίνοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας ελαφρύνει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | ελαφρύνει | |||
| 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. | |||
Synonyms
- ελαφρύνω (elafrýno) (formal)
- ελαφρώνω (elafróno)
Antonyms
- βαραίνω (varaíno)
Related terms
- ελαφρωμένος (elafroménos, participle) from variant ελαφρώνω (elafróno)
- and see: ελαφρός (elafrós, “soft, light”)
Further reading
- ελαφραίνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language