λυσσάω
Greek
Alternative forms
- λυσσάζω (lyssázo), λυσσιάζω (lyssiázo) (rare, idiomatic)
- λυσσώ (lyssó) (rare)
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek λυσσῶ (lussô) (contracted form of λυσσάω (lussáō)) + the modern ending -άω (-áo), from λύσσα (lússa, “rabies”). Also see the mediaeval λυσσιάζω (lussiázō).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈsa.o/
- Hyphenation: λυσ‧σάώ
Verb
λυσσάω • (lyssáo) (past λύσσαξα, passive —, ppp λυσσασμένος)
- (of animals and sometimes humans) to go rabid, be afflicted with rabies
- (of humans and natural phenomena, figuratively) to go mad, be furious, rage
- (of humans, figuratively) to be obsessed with, be manic about
Conjugation
λυσσάω (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | [λυσσώ]1 | λυσσάξω | ||
| 2 sg | λυσσάς | λυσσάξεις | ||
| 3 sg | λυσσάει, λυσσά | λυσσάξει | ||
| 1 pl | λυσσάμε, λυσσούμε | λυσσάξουμε | ||
| 2 pl | λυσσάτε | λυσσάξετε | ||
| 3 pl | λυσσάνε, λυσσάν, λυσσούν(ε) | λυσσάξουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | λυσσούσα, λύσσαγα | λύσσαξα | ||
| 2 sg | λυσσούσες, λύσσαγες | λύσσαξες | ||
| 3 sg | λυσσούσε, λύσσαγε | λύσσαξε | ||
| 1 pl | λυσσούσαμε, λυσσάγαμε | λυσσάξαμε | ||
| 2 pl | λυσσούσατε, λυσσάγατε | λυσσάξατε | ||
| 3 pl | λυσσούσαν(ε), λύσσαγαν, (λυσσάγανε) | λύσσαξαν, λυσσάξαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα , θα λυσσώ ➤ | θα λυσσάξω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα λυσσάς, … | θα λυσσάξεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … λυσσάξει | είμαι, είσαι, ... λυσσασμένος, -η, -ο ➤ (also passive voice) | ||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … λυσσάξει | ήμουν, ήσουν, ... λυσσασμένος, -η, -ο | ||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … λυσσάξει | θα είμαι, θα είσαι, ... λυσσασμένος, -η, -ο | ||
| 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 | λύσσα, λύσσαγε | λύσσαξε, λύσσα | ||
| 2 pl | λυσσάτε | λυσσάξτε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | λυσσώντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας λυσσάξει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | λυσσασμένος, -η, -ο ➤ | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | λυσσάξει | |||
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
1. The -ώ, -ούμε, -ούν endings are not common for this verb. • (…) 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
- λυσσομανάω (lyssomanáo)
- and see: λύσσα f (lýssa, “rabies”)
References
- ^ λυσσάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language