νοσώ
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νοσῶ (nosô),[1] contracted form of νοσέω (noséō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noˈso/
- Hyphenation: νο‧σώ
Verb
νοσώ • (nosó) (past νόσησα, passive —) (intransitive)
- (learnedly) to ail, to be ailing, to be ill, to be sick
- Synonyms: αρρωσταίνω (arrostaíno), ασθενώ (asthenó)
- (figuratively) to be ailing (of an economy or social institution)
Conjugation
νοσώ (active forms only)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | νοσήσω | |||
| 2 sg | νοσείς | νοσήσεις | ||
| 3 sg | νοσεί | νοσήσει | ||
| 1 pl | νοσούμε | νοσήσουμε, [-ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | νοσείτε | νοσήσετε | ||
| 3 pl | νοσούν(ε) | νοσήσουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | νοσούσα | νόσησα | ||
| 2 sg | νοσούσες | νόσησες | ||
| 3 sg | νοσούσε | νόσησε | ||
| 1 pl | νοσούσαμε | νοσήσαμε | ||
| 2 pl | νοσούσατε | νοσήσατε | ||
| 3 pl | νοσούσαν(ε) | νόσησαν, νοσήσαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα νοσήσω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα νοσείς, … | θα νοσήσεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … νοσήσει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … νοσήσει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … νοσήσει | |||
| 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 | — | νόσησε | ||
| 2 pl | νοσείτε | νοσήστε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | νοσώντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας νοσήσει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | νοσήσει | |||
| 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. | |||
Related terms
- see: νόσος f (nósos)
References
- ^ νοσώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language