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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈser.no.me/
- Hyphenation: σέρ‧νο‧μαι
Verb
σέρνομαι • (sérnomai) passive (past σύρθηκα, active σέρνω)
- to drag oneself, crawl
Οι φαντάροι σέρνονται χάμω για να μην εντοπηθούν.- Oi fantároi sérnontai chámo gia na min entopithoún.
- The soldiers crawl in order not to be located.
- to dodder, totter, stagger (walk unsteadily, eg due to old age)
Ο γερος σερνόταν από την πόρτα στην αυλή.- O geros sernótan apó tin pórta stin avlí.
- The old man was staggering out the door into the garden.
- (of diseases) to be going around, be widespread
Αυτές τις μέρες, σέρνεται μια επικίνδυνη γρίπη.- Aftés tis méres, sérnetai mia epikíndyni grípi.
- These days, a dangerous flu has been going around.
Conjugation
- see this verb's full conjugation at: σέρνω (sérno)