helenizar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.niˈza(ʁ)/ [e.le.niˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /e.le.niˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.le.niˈza(ʁ)/ [e.le.niˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.niˈza(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨ.niˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨ.niˈza.ɾi/

Hyphenation: he‧le‧ni‧zar

Verb

helenizar (first-person singular present helenizo, first-person singular preterite helenizei, past participle helenizado)

(transitive) to Hellenize (to make Greek in character)

Conjugation

Conjugation of helenizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	helenizar
Personal	helenizar	helenizares	helenizar	helenizarmos	helenizardes	helenizarem
Gerund
	helenizando
Past participle
Masculine	helenizado			helenizados
Feminine	helenizada			helenizadas
Indicative
Present	helenizo	helenizas	heleniza	helenizamos	helenizais	helenizam
Imperfect	helenizava	helenizavas	helenizava	helenizávamos	helenizáveis	helenizavam
Preterite	helenizei	helenizaste	helenizou	helenizamos¹, helenizámos²	helenizastes	helenizaram
Pluperfect	helenizara	helenizaras	helenizara	helenizáramos	helenizáreis	helenizaram
Future	helenizarei	helenizarás	helenizará	helenizaremos	helenizareis	helenizarão
Conditional	helenizaria	helenizarias	helenizaria	helenizaríamos	helenizaríeis	helenizariam
Subjunctive
Present	helenize	helenizes	helenize	helenizemos	helenizeis	helenizem
Imperfect	helenizasse	helenizasses	helenizasse	helenizássemos	helenizásseis	helenizassem
Future	helenizar	helenizares	helenizar	helenizarmos	helenizardes	helenizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		heleniza	helenize	helenizemos	helenizai	helenizem
Negative (não)		não helenizes	não helenize	não helenizemos	não helenizeis	não helenizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλληνίζω (hellēnízō, “to speak Greek, to act in a Greek manner, to make Greek”), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”). By surface analysis, heleno +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eleniˈθaɾ/ [e.le.niˈθaɾ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /eleniˈsaɾ/ [e.le.niˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: he‧le‧ni‧zar

Verb

helenizar (first-person singular present helenizo, first-person singular preterite helenicé, past participle helenizado)

(transitive) to Hellenize

Conjugation

Conjugation of helenizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			helenizar
gerund			helenizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		helenizado		helenizada
		plural		helenizados		helenizadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	helenizo	helenizas^{^tú} helenizás^{^vos}	heleniza	helenizamos	helenizáis	helenizan
	imperfect	helenizaba	helenizabas	helenizaba	helenizábamos	helenizabais	helenizaban
	preterite	helenicé	helenizaste	helenizó	helenizamos	helenizasteis	helenizaron
	future	helenizaré	helenizarás	helenizará	helenizaremos	helenizaréis	helenizarán
	conditional	helenizaría	helenizarías	helenizaría	helenizaríamos	helenizaríais	helenizarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	helenice	helenices^{^tú} helenicés^{^vos²}	helenice	helenicemos	helenicéis	helenicen
	imperfect (ra)	helenizara	helenizaras	helenizara	helenizáramos	helenizarais	helenizaran
	imperfect (se)	helenizase	helenizases	helenizase	helenizásemos	helenizaseis	helenizasen
	future¹	helenizare	helenizares	helenizare	helenizáremos	helenizareis	helenizaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		heleniza^{^tú} helenizá^{^vos}	helenice	helenicemos	helenizad	helenicen
	negative		no helenices	no helenice	no helenicemos	no helenicéis	no helenicen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of helenizar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive helenizar	dative	helenizarme	helenizarte	helenizarle, helenizarse	helenizarnos	helenizaros	helenizarles, helenizarse
with infinitive helenizar	accusative	helenizarme	helenizarte	helenizarlo, helenizarla, helenizarse	helenizarnos	helenizaros	helenizarlos, helenizarlas, helenizarse

with gerund helenizando	dative	helenizándome	helenizándote	helenizándole, helenizándose	helenizándonos	helenizándoos	helenizándoles, helenizándose
with gerund helenizando	accusative	helenizándome	helenizándote	helenizándolo, helenizándola, helenizándose	helenizándonos	helenizándoos	helenizándolos, helenizándolas, helenizándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative heleniza	dative	helenízame	helenízate	helenízale	helenízanos	not used	helenízales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative heleniza	accusative	helenízame	helenízate	helenízalo, helenízala	helenízanos	not used	helenízalos, helenízalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative helenizá	dative	helenizame	helenizate	helenizale	helenizanos	not used	helenizales
	accusative	helenizame	helenizate	helenizalo, helenizala	helenizanos	not used	helenizalos, helenizalas

with formal second-person singular imperative helenice	dative	heleníceme	not used	helenícele, helenícese	helenícenos	not used	heleníceles
with formal second-person singular imperative helenice	accusative	heleníceme	not used	helenícelo, helenícela, helenícese	helenícenos	not used	helenícelos, helenícelas

with first-person plural imperative helenicemos	dative	not used	helenicémoste	helenicémosle	helenicémonos	helenicémoos	helenicémosles
with first-person plural imperative helenicemos	accusative	not used	helenicémoste	helenicémoslo, helenicémosla	helenicémonos	helenicémoos	helenicémoslos, helenicémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative helenizad	dative	helenizadme	not used	helenizadle	helenizadnos	helenizaos	helenizadles
with informal second-person plural imperative helenizad	accusative	helenizadme	not used	helenizadlo, helenizadla	helenizadnos	helenizaos	helenizadlos, helenizadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative helenicen	dative	helenícenme	not used	helenícenle	helenícennos	not used	helenícenles, helenícense
with formal second-person plural imperative helenicen	accusative	helenícenme	not used	helenícenlo, helenícenla	helenícennos	not used	helenícenlos, helenícenlas, helenícense

Derived terms

helenización f

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