περνάω

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

περν-ώ (pern-ó) + -άω (-áo). From Byzantine Greek and Koine Greek περνῶ (pernô), from Ancient Greek περάω (peráō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾˈna.o/
  • Hyphenation: περ‧νά‧ω

Verb

περνάω • (pernáo) / περνώ (past πέρασα, passive περνιέμαι, p‑past περάστηκα, ppp περασμένος)

  1. (intransitive) to pass, go past
  2. (transitive) to outrun, go past, overtake [with από]
  3. (intransitive) to pass through, penetrate, thread, go through
  4. (transitive) to pass through, penetrate, thread, go through [with από]
  5. to put on (clothing)
  6. to coat (paint, etc)
  7. to while (to pass time idly), spend (time)

Conjugation

Compounds, stem περν-
  • διαπερνώ (diapernó, pass through)
  • κακοπερνάω (kakopernáo, have bad time), κακοπερνώ (kakopernó)
  • καλοπερνάω (kalopernáo, have good time), καλοπερνώ (kalopernó)
  • ξαναπερνάω (xanapernáo, pass again), ξαναπερνώ (xanapernó)
  • ξεπερνάω (xepernáo, to overtake), ξεπερνώ (xepernó)
  • περνοδιαβαίνω (pernodiavaíno)
  • προσπερνάω (prospernáo, to overlook, to miss, to pass over), προσπερνώ (prospernó)
  • ψευτοπερνάω (pseftopernáo)
Stem περασ-, περαστ-

See also

  • παίρνω (paírno, to take)
  • πέρας n (péras, end)
    • πεπερασμένος (peperasménos, limited to an end, participle) (formal)

References

  1. ^ περνάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language