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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αἰτοῦμαι (aitoûmai), contracted form of αἰτέομαι (aitéomai), mediopassive voice of αἰτέω (aitéō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈtu.me/
- Hyphenation: αι‧τού‧μαι
Verb
αιτούμαι • (aitoúmai) passive (past αιτήθηκα) & a rare active voice αιτώ (aitó)
- (formal) request, ask by petition, call for
- (+ accusative) αιτούμαι βοήθεια ― aitoúmai voḯtheia ― I ask by petition (for) help
- (+ followed by genitive, very formal) αιτούμαι επιδόματος ― aitoúmai epidómatos ― I put forward a petition (for) subsidy
- (with να (na, “to”)) Αιτήθηκε να του δοθεί επιχορήγηση. ― Aitíthike na tou dotheí epichorígisi. ― S/He asked by petition to be awarded a subsidy.
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
- αίτημα n (aítima, “request”)
- αίτηση f (aítisi, “petition, application”)
- From the passive voice
αιτούμενος (aitoúmenos, “applicant”, passive present participle) - From the rare active αιτώ (aitó)
the active participle αιτών m (aitón, “applicant”), αιτούσα f (aitoúsa), common under petitions, above signature - Also see αιτία f (aitía, “cause”)
Further reading
- αιτούμαι - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- αιτούμαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αιτώ - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- αιτώ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.