νίφω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-. Cognates include Latin ningit, Sanskrit स्नेहति (snehati), Old English snīwan (English snew).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

νῐ́φω • (níphō)

  1. to snow
    1. (impersonal) it snows
    2. (passive voice) to be snowed upon
  2. to rain

Inflection

   Present: νῐ́φω, νῐ́φομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative νῐ́φω νῐ́φεις νῐ́φει νῐ́φετον νῐ́φετον νῐ́φομεν νῐ́φετε νῐ́φουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive νῐ́φω νῐ́φῃς νῐ́φῃ νῐ́φητον νῐ́φητον νῐ́φωμεν νῐ́φητε νῐ́φωσῐ(ν)
optative νῐ́φοιμῐ νῐ́φοις νῐ́φοι νῐ́φοιτον νῐφοίτην νῐ́φοιμεν νῐ́φοιτε νῐ́φοιεν
imperative   νῐ́φε νῐφέτω νῐ́φετον νῐφέτων   νῐ́φετε νῐφόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative νῐ́φομαι νῐ́φῃ,
νῐ́φει 		νῐ́φεται νῐ́φεσθον νῐ́φεσθον νῐφόμεθᾰ νῐ́φεσθε νῐ́φονται
subjunctive νῐ́φωμαι νῐ́φῃ νῐ́φηται νῐ́φησθον νῐ́φησθον νῐφώμεθᾰ νῐ́φησθε νῐ́φωνται
optative νῐφοίμην νῐ́φοιο νῐ́φοιτο νῐ́φοισθον νῐφοίσθην νῐφοίμεθᾰ νῐ́φοισθε νῐ́φοιντο
imperative   νῐ́φου νῐφέσθω νῐ́φεσθον νῐφέσθων   νῐ́φεσθε νῐφέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive νῐ́φειν νῐ́φεσθαι
participle m νῐ́φων νῐφόμενος
f νῐ́φουσᾰ νῐφομένη
n νῐ́φον νῐφόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔνῐφον, ἐνῐφόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔνῐφον ἔνῐφες ἔνῐφε(ν) ἐνῐ́φετον ἐνῐφέτην ἐνῐ́φομεν ἐνῐ́φετε ἔνῐφον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐνῐφόμην ἐνῐ́φου ἐνῐ́φετο ἐνῐ́φεσθον ἐνῐφέσθην ἐνῐφόμεθᾰ ἐνῐ́φεσθε ἐνῐ́φοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔνῐψᾰ, ἐνῐψᾰ́μην, ἐνῐ́φθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔνῐψᾰ ἔνῐψᾰς ἔνῐψε(ν) ἐνῐ́ψᾰτον ἐνῐψᾰ́την ἐνῐ́ψᾰμεν ἐνῐ́ψᾰτε ἔνῐψᾰν
subjunctive νῐ́ψω νῐ́ψῃς νῐ́ψῃ νῐ́ψητον νῐ́ψητον νῐ́ψωμεν νῐ́ψητε νῐ́ψωσῐ(ν)
optative νῐ́ψαιμῐ νῐ́ψειᾰς,
νῐ́ψαις 		νῐ́ψειε(ν),
νῐ́ψαι 		νῐ́ψαιτον νῐψαίτην νῐ́ψαιμεν νῐ́ψαιτε νῐ́ψειᾰν,
νῐ́ψαιεν
imperative   νῐ́ψον νῐψᾰ́τω νῐ́ψᾰτον νῐψᾰ́των   νῐ́ψᾰτε νῐψᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐνῐψᾰ́μην ἐνῐ́ψω ἐνῐ́ψᾰτο ἐνῐ́ψᾰσθον ἐνῐψᾰ́σθην ἐνῐψᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐνῐ́ψᾰσθε ἐνῐ́ψᾰντο
subjunctive νῐ́ψωμαι νῐ́ψῃ νῐ́ψηται νῐ́ψησθον νῐ́ψησθον νῐψώμεθᾰ νῐ́ψησθε νῐ́ψωνται
optative νῐψαίμην νῐ́ψαιο νῐ́ψαιτο νῐ́ψαισθον νῐψαίσθην νῐψαίμεθᾰ νῐ́ψαισθε νῐ́ψαιντο
imperative   νῐ́ψαι νῐψᾰ́σθω νῐ́ψᾰσθον νῐψᾰ́σθων   νῐ́ψᾰσθε νῐψᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ἐνῐ́φθην ἐνῐ́φθης ἐνῐ́φθη ἐνῐ́φθητον ἐνῐφθήτην ἐνῐ́φθημεν ἐνῐ́φθητε ἐνῐ́φθησᾰν
subjunctive νῐφθῶ νῐφθῇς νῐφθῇ νῐφθῆτον νῐφθῆτον νῐφθῶμεν νῐφθῆτε νῐφθῶσῐ(ν)
optative νῐφθείην νῐφθείης νῐφθείη νῐφθεῖτον,
νῐφθείητον 		νῐφθείτην,
νῐφθειήτην 		νῐφθεῖμεν,
νῐφθείημεν 		νῐφθεῖτε,
νῐφθείητε 		νῐφθεῖεν,
νῐφθείησᾰν
imperative   νῐ́φθητῐ νῐφθήτω νῐ́φθητον νῐφθήτων   νῐ́φθητε νῐφθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive νῐ́ψαι νῐ́ψᾰσθαι νῐφθῆναι
participle m νῐ́ψᾱς νῐψᾰ́μενος νῐφθείς
f νῐ́ψᾱσᾰ νῐψᾰμένη νῐφθεῖσᾰ
n νῐ́ψᾰν νῐψᾰ́μενον νῐφθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

  • “νίφω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “νίφω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “νίφω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • νίφω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • νίφω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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