κύπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to, and perhaps derived from, κυφός (kuphós, “bent forward, hunchbacked”), which Beekes suspects is of Pre-Greek origin; see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κύπτω • (kúptō)

  1. to bend forward, stoop down
  2. to hang one's head from shame
  3. to bow down under a burden

Inflection

   Present: κῠ́πτω
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κῠ́πτω κῠ́πτεις κῠ́πτει κῠ́πτετον κῠ́πτετον κῠ́πτομεν κῠ́πτετε κῠ́πτουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κῠ́πτω κῠ́πτῃς κῠ́πτῃ κῠ́πτητον κῠ́πτητον κῠ́πτωμεν κῠ́πτητε κῠ́πτωσῐ(ν)
optative κῠ́πτοιμῐ κῠ́πτοις κῠ́πτοι κῠ́πτοιτον κῠπτοίτην κῠ́πτοιμεν κῠ́πτοιτε κῠ́πτοιεν
imperative   κῠ́πτε κῠπτέτω κῠ́πτετον κῠπτέτων   κῠ́πτετε κῠπτόντων
active
infinitive κῠ́πτειν
participle m κῠ́πτων
f κῠ́πτουσᾰ
n κῠ́πτον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔκῠπτον
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔκῠπτον ἔκῠπτες ἔκῠπτε(ν) ἐκῠ́πτετον ἐκῠπτέτην ἐκῠ́πτομεν ἐκῠ́πτετε ἔκῠπτον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: κῠψέω (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κῠψέω κῠψέεις κῠψέει κῠψέετον κῠψέετον κῠψέομεν κῠψέετε κῠψέουσῐ(ν)
optative κῠψέοιμῐ κῠψέοις κῠψέοι κῠψέοιτον κῠψεοίτην κῠψέοιμεν κῠψέοιτε κῠψέοιεν
active
infinitive κῠψέειν
participle m κῠψέων
f κῠψέουσᾰ
n κῠψέον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: κῠψῶ (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κῠψῶ κῠψεῖς κῠψεῖ κῠψεῖτον κῠψεῖτον κῠψοῦμεν κῠψεῖτε κῠψοῦσῐ(ν)
optative κῠψοίην / κῠψοῖμῐ κῠψοίης / κῠψοῖς κῠψοίη / κῠψοῖ κῠψοῖτον / κῠψοίητον κῠψοίτην / κῠψοιήτην κῠψοῖμεν / κῠψοίημεν κῠψοῖτε / κῠψοίητε κῠψοῖεν / κῠψοίησᾰν
active
infinitive κῠψεῖν
participle m κῠψῶν
f κῠψοῦσᾰ
n κῠψοῦν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔκῠψᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔκῠψᾰ ἔκῠψᾰς ἔκῠψε(ν) ἐκῠ́ψᾰτον ἐκῠψᾰ́την ἐκῠ́ψᾰμεν ἐκῠ́ψᾰτε ἔκῠψᾰν
subjunctive κῠ́ψω κῠ́ψῃς κῠ́ψῃ κῠ́ψητον κῠ́ψητον κῠ́ψωμεν κῠ́ψητε κῠ́ψωσῐ(ν)
optative κῠ́ψαιμῐ κῠ́ψειᾰς / κῠ́ψαις κῠ́ψειε(ν) / κῠ́ψαι κῠ́ψαιτον κῠψαίτην κῠ́ψαιμεν κῠ́ψαιτε κῠ́ψειᾰν / κῠ́ψαιεν
imperative   κῠ́ψον κῠψᾰ́τω κῠ́ψᾰτον κῠψᾰ́των   κῠ́ψᾰτε κῠψᾰ́ντων
active
infinitive κῠ́ψαι
participle m κῠ́ψᾱς
f κῠ́ψᾱσᾰ
n κῠ́ψᾰν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: κέκῡφᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κέκῡφᾰ κέκῡφᾰς κέκῡφε(ν) κεκῡ́φᾰτον κεκῡ́φᾰτον κεκῡ́φᾰμεν κεκῡ́φᾰτε κεκῡ́φᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κεκῡ́φω κεκῡ́φῃς κεκῡ́φῃ κεκῡ́φητον κεκῡ́φητον κεκῡ́φωμεν κεκῡ́φητε κεκῡ́φωσῐ(ν)
optative κεκῡ́φοιμῐ / κεκῡφοίην κεκῡ́φοις / κεκῡφοίης κεκῡ́φοι / κεκῡφοίη κεκῡ́φοιτον κεκῡφοίτην κεκῡ́φοιμεν κεκῡ́φοιτε κεκῡ́φοιεν
imperative   κέκῡφε κεκῡφέτω κεκῡ́φετον κεκῡφέτων   κεκῡ́φετε κεκῡφόντων
active
infinitive κεκῡφέναι
participle m κεκῡφώς
f κεκῡφυῖᾰ
n κεκῡφός
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἐκεκῡ́φειν / ἐκεκῡ́φη
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐκεκῡ́φειν / ἐκεκῡ́φη ἐκεκῡ́φεις / ἐκεκῡ́φης ἐκεκῡ́φει(ν) ἐκεκῡ́φετον ἐκεκῡφέτην ἐκεκῡ́φεμεν ἐκεκῡ́φετε ἐκεκῡ́φεσᾰν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κύπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 805-6

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