κύρω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Beekes rejects connections to καιρός (kairós, “measure; season”) and κυρίττω (kuríttō, “to butt with the horns”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κῡ́ρω • (kū́rō)

  1. to hit upon
  2. to meet with (esp. accidentally)
  3. to attain, obtain

Conjugation

   Present: κῡ́ρω, κῡ́ρομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κῡ́ρω κῡ́ρεις κῡ́ρει κῡ́ρετον κῡ́ρετον κῡ́ρομεν κῡ́ρετε κῡ́ρουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κῡ́ρω κῡ́ρῃς κῡ́ρῃ κῡ́ρητον κῡ́ρητον κῡ́ρωμεν κῡ́ρητε κῡ́ρωσῐ(ν)
optative κῡ́ροιμῐ κῡ́ροις κῡ́ροι κῡ́ροιτον κῡροίτην κῡ́ροιμεν κῡ́ροιτε κῡ́ροιεν
imperative   κῦρε κῡρέτω κῡ́ρετον κῡρέτων   κῡ́ρετε κῡρόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative κῡ́ρομαι κῡ́ρῃ,
κῡ́ρει 		κῡ́ρεται κῡ́ρεσθον κῡ́ρεσθον κῡρόμεθᾰ κῡ́ρεσθε κῡ́ρονται
subjunctive κῡ́ρωμαι κῡ́ρῃ κῡ́ρηται κῡ́ρησθον κῡ́ρησθον κῡρώμεθᾰ κῡ́ρησθε κῡ́ρωνται
optative κῡροίμην κῡ́ροιο κῡ́ροιτο κῡ́ροισθον κῡροίσθην κῡροίμεθᾰ κῡ́ροισθε κῡ́ροιντο
imperative   κῡ́ρου κῡρέσθω κῡ́ρεσθον κῡρέσθων   κῡ́ρεσθε κῡρέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive κῡ́ρειν κῡ́ρεσθαι
participle m κῡ́ρων κῡρόμενος
f κῡ́ρουσᾰ κῡρομένη
n κῦρον κῡρόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔκῡρον, ἐκῡρόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔκῡρον ἔκῡρες ἔκῡρε(ν) ἐκῡ́ρετον ἐκῡρέτην ἐκῡ́ρομεν ἐκῡ́ρετε ἔκῡρον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐκῡρόμην ἐκῡ́ρου ἐκῡ́ρετο ἐκῡ́ρεσθον ἐκῡρέσθην ἐκῡρόμεθᾰ ἐκῡ́ρεσθε ἐκῡ́ροντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: κῦρον, κῡρόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κῦρον κῦρες κῦρε(ν) κῡ́ρετον κῡρέτην κῡ́ρομεν κῡ́ρετε κῦρον
middle/
passive 		indicative κῡρόμην κῡ́ρου κῡ́ρετο κῡ́ρεσθον κῡρέσθην κῡρόμε(σ)θᾰ κῡ́ρεσθε κῡ́ροντο
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: κῡ́ρσω, κῡ́ρσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κῡ́ρσω κῡ́ρσεις κῡ́ρσει κῡ́ρσετον κῡ́ρσετον κῡ́ρσομεν κῡ́ρσετε κῡ́ρσουσῐ(ν)
optative κῡ́ρσοιμῐ κῡ́ρσοις κῡ́ρσοι κῡ́ρσοιτον κῡρσοίτην κῡ́ρσοιμεν κῡ́ρσοιτε κῡ́ρσοιεν
middle indicative κῡ́ρσομαι κῡ́ρσῃ,
κῡ́ρσει 		κῡ́ρσεται κῡ́ρσεσθον κῡ́ρσεσθον κῡρσόμεθᾰ κῡ́ρσεσθε κῡ́ρσονται
optative κῡρσοίμην κῡ́ρσοιο κῡ́ρσοιτο κῡ́ρσοισθον κῡρσοίσθην κῡρσοίμεθᾰ κῡ́ρσοισθε κῡ́ρσοιντο
active middle
infinitive κῡ́ρσειν κῡ́ρσεσθαι
participle m κῡ́ρσων κῡρσόμενος
f κῡ́ρσουσᾰ κῡρσομένη
n κῦρσον κῡρσόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔκῡρσᾰ, ἐκῡρσᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔκῡρσᾰ ἔκῡρσᾰς ἔκῡρσε(ν) ἐκῡ́ρσᾰτον ἐκῡρσᾰ́την ἐκῡ́ρσᾰμεν ἐκῡ́ρσᾰτε ἔκῡρσᾰν
subjunctive κῡ́ρσω κῡ́ρσῃς κῡ́ρσῃ κῡ́ρσητον κῡ́ρσητον κῡ́ρσωμεν κῡ́ρσητε κῡ́ρσωσῐ(ν)
optative κῡ́ρσαιμῐ κῡ́ρσειᾰς,
κῡ́ρσαις 		κῡ́ρσειε(ν),
κῡ́ρσαι 		κῡ́ρσαιτον κῡρσαίτην κῡ́ρσαιμεν κῡ́ρσαιτε κῡ́ρσειᾰν,
κῡ́ρσαιεν
imperative   κῦρσον κῡρσᾰ́τω κῡ́ρσᾰτον κῡρσᾰ́των   κῡ́ρσᾰτε κῡρσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐκῡρσᾰ́μην ἐκῡ́ρσω ἐκῡ́ρσᾰτο ἐκῡ́ρσᾰσθον ἐκῡρσᾰ́σθην ἐκῡρσᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐκῡ́ρσᾰσθε ἐκῡ́ρσᾰντο
subjunctive κῡ́ρσωμαι κῡ́ρσῃ κῡ́ρσηται κῡ́ρσησθον κῡ́ρσησθον κῡρσώμεθᾰ κῡ́ρσησθε κῡ́ρσωνται
optative κῡρσαίμην κῡ́ρσαιο κῡ́ρσαιτο κῡ́ρσαισθον κῡρσαίσθην κῡρσαίμεθᾰ κῡ́ρσαισθε κῡ́ρσαιντο
imperative   κῦρσαι κῡρσᾰ́σθω κῡ́ρσᾰσθον κῡρσᾰ́σθων   κῡ́ρσᾰσθε κῡρσᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive κῦρσαι κῡ́ρσᾰσθαι
participle m κῡ́ρσᾱς κῡρσᾰ́μενος
f κῡ́ρσᾱσᾰ κῡρσᾰμένη
n κῦρσᾰν κῡρσᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: κῦρσᾰ, κῡρσᾰ́μην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κῦρσᾰ κῦρσᾰς κῦρσε(ν) κῡ́ρσᾰτον κῡρσᾰ́την κῡ́ρσᾰμεν κῡ́ρσᾰτε κῦρσᾰν
subjunctive κῡ́ρσω,
κῡ́ρσωμῐ 		κῡ́ρσῃς,
κῡ́ρσῃσθᾰ 		κῡ́ρσῃ,
κῡ́ρσῃσῐ 		κῡ́ρσητον κῡ́ρσητον κῡ́ρσωμεν κῡ́ρσητε κῡ́ρσωσῐ(ν)
optative κῡ́ρσαιμῐ κῡ́ρσαις,
κῡ́ρσαισθᾰ,
κῡ́ρσειᾰς 		κῡ́ρσειε(ν),
κῡ́ρσαι 		κῡρσεῖτον κῡρσείτην κῡρσεῖμεν κῡρσεῖτε κῡρσεῖεν
imperative   κῦρσον κῡρσᾰ́τω κῡ́ρσᾰτον κῡρσᾰ́των   κῡ́ρσᾰτε κῡρσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative κῡρσᾰ́μην κῡ́ρσᾰο κῡ́ρσᾰτο κῡ́ρσᾰσθον κῡρσᾰ́σθην κῡρσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ κῡ́ρσᾰσθε κῡ́ρσᾰντο
subjunctive κῡ́ρσωμαι κῡ́ρσηαι κῡ́ρσηται κῡ́ρσησθον κῡ́ρσησθον κῡρσώμε(σ)θᾰ κῡ́ρσησθε κῡ́ρσωνται
optative κῡρσαίμην κῡ́ρσαιο κῡ́ρσαιτο κῡ́ρσαισθον κῡρσαίσθην κῡρσαίμε(σ)θᾰ κῡ́ρσαισθε κῡρσαίᾰτο
imperative   κῦρσαι κῡρσᾰ́σθω κῡ́ρσᾰσθον κῡρσᾰ́σθων   κῡ́ρσᾰσθε κῡρσᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive κῦρσαι/κῡρσᾰ́μεν/κῡρσᾰμέναι κῡ́ρσᾰσθαι
participle m κῡ́ρσᾱς κῡρσᾰ́μενος
f κῡ́ρσᾱσᾰ κῡρσᾰμένη
n κῦρσᾰν κῡρσᾰ́μενον
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κῡ́ρω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 808-9

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