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, ppast περάστηκα, ppp περασμένος)

  1. to pass, go past
  2. to outrun, go past, overtake
  3. to pass through, penetrate, thread, go through
  4. to put on (clothing)
  5. to coat (paint, etc)
  6. to while (to pass time idly)

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 - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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