πέφτω
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek πέφτω (péphtō), from Ancient Greek πίπτω (píptō) with regular dissimilation |[pt] > [ft] and [i] > [e] based on aoristic stem πεσ-.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.fto/
- Hyphenation: πέ‧φτω
Verb
Conjugation
πέφτω (active voice only plus passive perfect participle)
Active voice ➤ | ||||
Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
1 sg | πέφτω | πέσω | ||
2 sg | πέφτεις | πέσεις | ||
3 sg | πέφτει | πέσει | ||
1 pl | πέφτουμε, [‑ομε] | πέσουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
2 pl | πέφτετε | πέσετε | ||
3 pl | πέφτουν(ε) | πέσουν(ε) | ||
Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
1 sg | έπεφτα | έπεσα | ||
2 sg | έπεφτες | έπεσες | ||
3 sg | έπεφτε | έπεσε | ||
1 pl | πέφταμε | πέσαμε | ||
2 pl | πέφτατε | πέσατε | ||
3 pl | έπεφταν, πέφταν(ε) | έπεσαν, πέσαν(ε) | ||
Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
1 sg | θα πέφτω ➤ | θα πέσω ➤ | ||
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα πέφτεις, … | θα πέσεις, … | ||
Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … πέσει | είμαι, είσαι, … πεσμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice) | ||
Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … πέσει | ήμουν, ήσουν, … πεσμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … πέσει | θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … πεσμένος, ‑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 | πέφτε | πέσε | ||
2 pl | πέφτετε | πέστε | ||
Other forms | ||||
Active present participle ➤ | πέφτοντας ➤ | |||
Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας πέσει ➤ | |||
Passive perfect participle ➤ | πεσμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | |||
Nonfinite form ➤ | πέσει | |||
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. | |||
Coordinate terms
- πετάω (petáo, “throw”)
Related terms
- πεφταστέρι n (peftastéri, “shooting star”)
compounds
- κακοπέφτω (kakopéfto)
- καλοπέφτω (kalopéfto)
- καταπέφτω (katapéfto)
- ξεπέφτω (xepéfto)
- παραπέφτω (parapéfto)
- προσπέφτω (prospéfto)
and from πίπτω (pípto)
- πεσών (pesón, “fallen in battle”, participle) usually in the plural: πεσόντες (pesóntes)
References
- πέφτω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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