If it is of Indo-European origin, the verb must contain a presential -ν-, just as κλίνω (klínō) and κρίνω (krínō), which spread not only to the aorist forms, but also to nominal derivatives, like σίνος (sínos) and σίντης (síntēs), which is more problematic. Assuming a pre-form *τϝι-ν-ιε/ο-, the verb has been connected with Old English þwīnan (“to become weak, disappear”), but this should rather be derived from the root *dʰwēy- (“to slip away; dwindle; die; death”), together with dwīnan (“to waste away, languish, decline”). Further etymology unclear.
σῑ́νομαι • (sī́nomai)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | σῑ́νομαι | σῑ́νῃ, σῑ́νει |
σῑ́νεται | σῑ́νεσθον | σῑ́νεσθον | σῑνόμεθᾰ | σῑ́νεσθε | σῑ́νονται | ||||
subjunctive | σῑ́νωμαι | σῑ́νῃ | σῑ́νηται | σῑ́νησθον | σῑ́νησθον | σῑνώμεθᾰ | σῑ́νησθε | σῑ́νωνται | |||||
optative | σῑνοίμην | σῑ́νοιο | σῑ́νοιτο | σῑ́νοισθον | σῑνοίσθην | σῑνοίμεθᾰ | σῑ́νοισθε | σῑ́νοιντο | |||||
imperative | σῑ́νου | σῑνέσθω | σῑ́νεσθον | σῑνέσθων | σῑ́νεσθε | σῑνέσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | σῑ́νεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | σῑνόμενος | |||||||||||
f | σῑνομένη | ||||||||||||
n | σῑνόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐσῑνόμην | ἐσῑ́νου | ἐσῑ́νετο | ἐσῑ́νεσθον | ἐσῑνέσθην | ἐσῑνόμεθᾰ | ἐσῑ́νεσθε | ἐσῑ́νοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | σῑνήσομαι | σῑνήσῃ, σῑνήσει |
σῑνήσεται | σῑνήσεσθον | σῑνήσεσθον | σῑνησόμεθᾰ | σῑνήσεσθε | σῑνήσονται | ||||
optative | σῑνησοίμην | σῑνήσοιο | σῑνήσοιτο | σῑνήσοισθον | σῑνησοίσθην | σῑνησοίμεθᾰ | σῑνήσοισθε | σῑνήσοιντο | |||||
middle | |||||||||||||
infinitive | σῑνήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | σῑνησόμενος | |||||||||||
f | σῑνησομένη | ||||||||||||
n | σῑνησόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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