κύω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”). Cognate with κύριος (kúrios), Latin cumulus, cavus.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κῠ́ω • (kúō)

  1. (present and imperfect) to conceive, become pregnant
    1. (rarely with accusative) to become pregnant with...
  2. (aorist) to impregnate

Inflection

Note the difference between the aorist ἔκῡσα (ékūsa) and ἔκῠσα (ékusa), aorist of κυνέω (kunéō).

   Present: κῠ́ω, κῠ́ομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κῠ́ω κῠ́εις κῠ́ει κῠ́ετον κῠ́ετον κῠ́ομεν κῠ́ετε κῠ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κῠ́ω κῠ́ῃς κῠ́ῃ κῠ́ητον κῠ́ητον κῠ́ωμεν κῠ́ητε κῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative κῠ́οιμῐ κῠ́οις κῠ́οι κῠ́οιτον κῠοίτην κῠ́οιμεν κῠ́οιτε κῠ́οιεν
imperative   κῠ́ε κῠέτω κῠ́ετον κῠέτων   κῠ́ετε κῠόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative κῠ́ομαι κῠ́ῃ,
κῠ́ει 		κῠ́εται κῠ́εσθον κῠ́εσθον κῠόμεθᾰ κῠ́εσθε κῠ́ονται
subjunctive κῠ́ωμαι κῠ́ῃ κῠ́ηται κῠ́ησθον κῠ́ησθον κῠώμεθᾰ κῠ́ησθε κῠ́ωνται
optative κῠοίμην κῠ́οιο κῠ́οιτο κῠ́οισθον κῠοίσθην κῠοίμεθᾰ κῠ́οισθε κῠ́οιντο
imperative   κῠ́ου κῠέσθω κῠ́εσθον κῠέσθων   κῠ́εσθε κῠέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive κῠ́ειν κῠ́εσθαι
participle m κῠ́ων κῠόμενος
f κῠ́ουσᾰ κῠομένη
n κῠ́ον κῠόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔκῠον, ἐκῠόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔκῠον ἔκῠες ἔκῠε(ν) ἐκῠ́ετον ἐκῠέτην ἐκῠ́ομεν ἐκῠ́ετε ἔκῠον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐκῠόμην ἐκῠ́ου ἐκῠ́ετο ἐκῠ́εσθον ἐκῠέσθην ἐκῠόμεθᾰ ἐκῠ́εσθε ἐκῠ́οντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔκῡσᾰ, ἐκῡσᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔκῡσᾰ ἔκῡσᾰς ἔκῡσε(ν) ἐκῡ́σᾰτον ἐκῡσᾰ́την ἐκῡ́σᾰμεν ἐκῡ́σᾰτε ἔκῡσᾰν
subjunctive κῡ́σω κῡ́σῃς κῡ́σῃ κῡ́σητον κῡ́σητον κῡ́σωμεν κῡ́σητε κῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
optative κῡ́σαιμῐ κῡ́σειᾰς,
κῡ́σαις 		κῡ́σειε(ν),
κῡ́σαι 		κῡ́σαιτον κῡσαίτην κῡ́σαιμεν κῡ́σαιτε κῡ́σειᾰν,
κῡ́σαιεν
imperative   κῦσον κῡσᾰ́τω κῡ́σᾰτον κῡσᾰ́των   κῡ́σᾰτε κῡσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐκῡσᾰ́μην ἐκῡ́σω ἐκῡ́σᾰτο ἐκῡ́σᾰσθον ἐκῡσᾰ́σθην ἐκῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐκῡ́σᾰσθε ἐκῡ́σᾰντο
subjunctive κῡ́σωμαι κῡ́σῃ κῡ́σηται κῡ́σησθον κῡ́σησθον κῡσώμεθᾰ κῡ́σησθε κῡ́σωνται
optative κῡσαίμην κῡ́σαιο κῡ́σαιτο κῡ́σαισθον κῡσαίσθην κῡσαίμεθᾰ κῡ́σαισθε κῡ́σαιντο
imperative   κῦσαι κῡσᾰ́σθω κῡ́σᾰσθον κῡσᾰ́σθων   κῡ́σᾰσθε κῡσᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive κῦσαι κῡ́σᾰσθαι
participle m κῡ́σᾱς κῡσᾰ́μενος
f κῡ́σᾱσᾰ κῡσᾰμένη
n κῦσᾰν κῡσᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

References

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