ιριδίζω

Greek

Etymology

Calque of French iriser. From ίριδ(α) (“iris”) +‎ -ίζω.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.riˈði.zo/
Hyphenation: ι‧ρι‧δί‧ζω

Verb

ιριδίζω • (iridízo) (imperfect ιρίδιζα) found chiefly in the present and imperfect tenses^[1] Also, past tense ιρίδισα^[2]

to iridesce, to be iridescent

Conjugation

ιριδίζω (active forms only, chiefly in the present stem)

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	ιριδίζω	ιριδίσω
2 sg	ιριδίζεις	ιριδίσεις
3 sg	ιριδίζει	ιριδίσει

1 pl	ιριδίζουμε, [‑ομε]	ιριδίσουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl	ιριδίζετε	ιριδίσετε
3 pl	ιριδίζουν(ε)	ιριδίσουν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	ιρίδιζα	ιρίδισα
2 sg	ιρίδιζες	ιρίδισες
3 sg	ιρίδιζε	ιρίδισε

1 pl	ιριδίζαμε	ιριδίσαμε
2 pl	ιριδίζατε	ιριδίσατε
3 pl	ιρίδιζαν, ιριδίζαν(ε)	ιρίδισαν, ιριδίσαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα ιριδίζω ➤	θα ιριδίσω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα ιριδίζεις, …	θα ιριδίσεις, …

	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … ιριδίσει
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … ιριδίσει
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ιριδίσει

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	ιρίδιζε	ιρίδισε
2 pl	ιριδίζετε	ιριδίστε

Other forms
Active present participle ➤	ιριδίζοντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤	έχοντας ιριδίσει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤	—

Nonfinite form ➤	ιριδίσει


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.

Related terms

ιριδισμός m (iridismós, “iridescence”)
ιριδίζων (iridízon, “iridescent”, participle, masculine) (learned), ιριδίζουσα f (iridízousa), ιριδίζον n (iridízon)
ιριδίζουσα πέστροφα f (iridízousa péstrofa, “rainbow trout”)

References

^ Jordanidou, Anna (2004) Τα ρήματα της νέας ελληνικής [Modern Greek Verbs], Athens: Patakis Publishers
^ ιριδίζω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

[1] Jordanidou, Anna (2004) Τα ρήματα της νέας ελληνικής [Modern Greek Verbs], Athens: Patakis Publishers

[2] ιριδίζω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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