χαμηλώνω
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαμηλώνω (khamēlṓnō). By surface analysis, χαμηλ(ός) (chamil(ós)) + -ώνω (-óno).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.miˈlo.no/
- Hyphenation: χα‧μη‧λώ‧νω
Verb
χαμηλώνω • (chamilóno) (past χαμήλωσα, passive —, ppp χαμηλωμένος)
- (transitive) to lower (to cause to descend)
- (intransitive) to lower (to fall; to sink)
- (transitive) to lower (to depress as to direction)
- (transitive) to lower (to reduce the height of)
- Antonym: ψηλώνω (psilóno)
- (transitive) to lower (to reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of)
- (transitive) to lower (to reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.)
Conjugation
χαμηλώνω (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | χαμηλώσω | |||
| 2 sg | χαμηλώνεις | χαμηλώσεις | ||
| 3 sg | χαμηλώνει | χαμηλώσει | ||
| 1 pl | χαμηλώνουμε, [‑ομε] | χαμηλώσουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | χαμηλώνετε | χαμηλώσετε | ||
| 3 pl | χαμηλώνουν(ε) | χαμηλώσουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | χαμήλωνα | χαμήλωσα | ||
| 2 sg | χαμήλωνες | χαμήλωσες | ||
| 3 sg | χαμήλωνε | χαμήλωσε | ||
| 1 pl | χαμηλώναμε | χαμηλώσαμε | ||
| 2 pl | χαμηλώνατε | χαμηλώσατε | ||
| 3 pl | χαμήλωναν, χαμηλώναν(ε) | χαμήλωσαν, χαμηλώσαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα χαμηλώσω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα χαμηλώνεις, … | θα χαμηλώσεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … χαμηλώσει έχω, έχεις, … χαμηλωμένο, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ |
είμαι, είσαι, … χαμηλωμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice) | ||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … χαμηλώσει είχα, είχες, … χαμηλωμένο, ‑η, ‑ο |
ήμουν, ήσουν, … χαμηλωμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … χαμηλώσει θα έχω, θα έχεις, … χαμηλωμένο, ‑η, ‑ο |
θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … χαμηλωμένος, ‑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 | χαμήλωνε | χαμήλωσε | ||
| 2 pl | χαμηλώνετε | χαμηλώστε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | χαμηλώνοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας χαμηλώσει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | χαμηλωμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | χαμηλώσει | |||
| 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. | |||
Derived terms
- χαμήλωμα n (chamíloma)
Related terms
- see: χαμηλός (chamilós, “low”)
References
- ^ χαμηλώνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language