λάζομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hlaďďomai, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂gʷ-yé-ti, from *sleh₂gʷ-,[1][2] the same root as λαμβάνω (lambánō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λάζομαι • (lázomai)

  1. to seize, grasp
  2. to receive

Inflection

   Present: λάζομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative λάζομαι λάζῃ,
λάζει 		λάζεται λάζεσθον λάζεσθον λαζόμεθᾰ λάζεσθε λάζονται
subjunctive λάζωμαι λάζῃ λάζηται λάζησθον λάζησθον λαζώμεθᾰ λάζησθε λάζωνται
optative λαζοίμην λάζοιο λάζοιτο λάζοισθον λαζοίσθην λαζοίμεθᾰ λάζοισθε λάζοιντο
imperative   λάζου λαζέσθω λάζεσθον λαζέσθων   λάζεσθε λαζέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive λάζεσθαι
participle m λαζόμενος
f λαζομένη
n λαζόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐλαζόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐλαζόμην ἐλάζου ἐλάζετο ἐλάζεσθον ἐλαζέσθην ἐλαζόμεθᾰ ἐλάζεσθε ἐλάζοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: λαζόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative λαζόμην λάζου λάζετο λάζεσθον λαζέσθην λαζόμε(σ)θᾰ λάζεσθε λάζοντο
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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λάζομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 822
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*sleh₂gu̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 566

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