μακραίνω
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek μακραίνω (makraínō), from Ancient Greek μακρ(ύνω) (makr(únō)) + -αίνω (-aíno).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkɾe.no/
- Hyphenation: μα‧κραί‧νω
Verb
μακραίνω • (makraíno) (past μάκρυνα, passive —)
- (transitive) to lengthen, to make longer
- Antonym: κονταίνω (kontaíno)
- (transitive) to grow longer, to grow out, to let grow (:hair)
- (intransitive, of hair) to grow longer
- (intransitive) to move away
- Synonym: απομακρύνομαι (apomakrýnomai)
- (transitive) to prolong, to lengthen (to extend the duration of)
Conjugation
μακραίνω (active forms only)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | μακρύνω | |||
| 2 sg | μακραίνεις | μακρύνεις | ||
| 3 sg | μακραίνει | μακρύνει | ||
| 1 pl | μακραίνουμε, [‑ομε] | μακρύνουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | μακραίνετε | μακρύνετε | ||
| 3 pl | μακραίνουν(ε) | μακρύνουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | μάκραινα | μάκρυνα | ||
| 2 sg | μάκραινες | μάκρυνες | ||
| 3 sg | μάκραινε | μάκρυνε | ||
| 1 pl | μακραίναμε | μακρύναμε | ||
| 2 pl | μακραίνατε | μακρύνατε | ||
| 3 pl | μάκραιναν, μακραίναν(ε) | μάκρυναν, μακρύναν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα μακρύνω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα μακραίνεις, … | θα μακρύνεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … μακρύνει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … μακρύνει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … μακρύνει | |||
| 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 | μάκραινε | μάκρυνε | ||
| 2 pl | μακραίνετε | μακρύντε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | μακραίνοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας μακρύνει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | μακρύνει | |||
| 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. | |||
References
- ^ μακραίνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language