σκιρτάω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Iterative-intensive formation in -τάω from σκαίρω (skaírō, “to skip, dance”), which is probably from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to jump”). The -ι- is thought to be a secondary prop vowel, but this makes the etymology formally less certain.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σκῐρτᾰ́ω • (skirtáō)

  1. (of foals) to spring, leap, bound
  2. (figuratively) to be skittish, unruly

Inflection

   Present: σκῐρτᾰ́ω, σκῐρτᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative σκῐρτᾰ́ω σκῐρτᾰ́εις σκῐρτᾰ́ει σκῐρτᾰ́ετον σκῐρτᾰ́ετον σκῐρτᾰ́ομεν σκῐρτᾰ́ετε σκῐρτᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive σκῐρτᾰ́ω σκῐρτᾰ́ῃς σκῐρτᾰ́ῃ σκῐρτᾰ́ητον σκῐρτᾰ́ητον σκῐρτᾰ́ωμεν σκῐρτᾰ́ητε σκῐρτᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative σκῐρτᾰ́οιμῐ σκῐρτᾰ́οις σκῐρτᾰ́οι σκῐρτᾰ́οιτον σκῐρτᾰοίτην σκῐρτᾰ́οιμεν σκῐρτᾰ́οιτε σκῐρτᾰ́οιεν
imperative   σκῐ́ρτᾰε σκῐρτᾰέτω σκῐρτᾰ́ετον σκῐρτᾰέτων   σκῐρτᾰ́ετε σκῐρτᾰόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative σκῐρτᾰ́ομαι σκῐρτᾰ́ῃ,
σκῐρτᾰ́ει 		σκῐρτᾰ́εται σκῐρτᾰ́εσθον σκῐρτᾰ́εσθον σκῐρτᾰόμεθᾰ σκῐρτᾰ́εσθε σκῐρτᾰ́ονται
subjunctive σκῐρτᾰ́ωμαι σκῐρτᾰ́ῃ σκῐρτᾰ́ηται σκῐρτᾰ́ησθον σκῐρτᾰ́ησθον σκῐρτᾰώμεθᾰ σκῐρτᾰ́ησθε σκῐρτᾰ́ωνται
optative σκῐρτᾰοίμην σκῐρτᾰ́οιο σκῐρτᾰ́οιτο σκῐρτᾰ́οισθον σκῐρτᾰοίσθην σκῐρτᾰοίμεθᾰ σκῐρτᾰ́οισθε σκῐρτᾰ́οιντο
imperative   σκῐρτᾰ́ου σκῐρτᾰέσθω σκῐρτᾰ́εσθον σκῐρτᾰέσθων   σκῐρτᾰ́εσθε σκῐρτᾰέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive σκῐρτᾰ́ειν σκῐρτᾰ́εσθαι
participle m σκῐρτᾰ́ων σκῐρτᾰόμενος
f σκῐρτᾰ́ουσᾰ σκῐρτᾰομένη
n σκῐρτᾰ́ον σκῐρτᾰόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: σκῐρτῶ, σκῐρτῶμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative σκῐρτῶ σκῐρτᾷς σκῐρτᾷ σκῐρτᾶτον σκῐρτᾶτον σκῐρτῶμεν σκῐρτᾶτε σκῐρτῶσῐ(ν)
subjunctive σκῐρτῶ σκῐρτᾷς σκῐρτᾷ σκῐρτᾶτον σκῐρτᾶτον σκῐρτῶμεν σκῐρτᾶτε σκῐρτῶσῐ(ν)
optative σκῐρτῴην,
σκῐρτῷμῐ 		σκῐρτῴης,
σκῐρτῷς 		σκῐρτῴη,
σκῐρτῷ 		σκῐρτῷτον,
σκῐρτῴητον 		σκῐρτῴτην,
σκῐρτῳήτην 		σκῐρτῷμεν,
σκῐρτῴημεν 		σκῐρτῷτε,
σκῐρτῴητε 		σκῐρτῷεν,
σκῐρτῴησᾰν
imperative   σκῐ́ρτᾱ σκῐρτᾱ́τω σκῐρτᾶτον σκῐρτᾱ́των   σκῐρτᾶτε σκῐρτώντων
middle/
passive 		indicative σκῐρτῶμαι σκῐρτᾷ σκῐρτᾶται σκῐρτᾶσθον σκῐρτᾶσθον σκῐρτώμεθᾰ σκῐρτᾶσθε σκῐρτῶνται
subjunctive σκῐρτῶμαι σκῐρτᾷ σκῐρτᾶται σκῐρτᾶσθον σκῐρτᾶσθον σκῐρτώμεθᾰ σκῐρτᾶσθε σκῐρτῶνται
optative σκῐρτῴμην σκῐρτῷο σκῐρτῷτο σκῐρτῷσθον σκῐρτῴσθην σκῐρτῴμεθᾰ σκῐρτῷσθε σκῐρτῷντο
imperative   σκῐρτῶ σκῐρτᾱ́σθω σκῐρτᾶσθον σκῐρτᾱ́σθων   σκῐρτᾶσθε σκῐρτᾱ́σθων
active middle/passive
infinitive σκῐρτᾶν σκῐρτᾶσθαι
participle m σκῐρτῶν σκῐρτώμενος
f σκῐρτῶσᾰ σκῐρτωμένη
n σκῐρτῶν σκῐρτώμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐσκῐ́ρτᾰον, ἐσκῐρτᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐσκῐ́ρτᾰον ἐσκῐ́ρτᾰες ἐσκῐ́ρτᾰε(ν) ἐσκῐρτᾰ́ετον ἐσκῐρτᾰέτην ἐσκῐρτᾰ́ομεν ἐσκῐρτᾰ́ετε ἐσκῐ́ρτᾰον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐσκῐρτᾰόμην ἐσκῐρτᾰ́ου ἐσκῐρτᾰ́ετο ἐσκῐρτᾰ́εσθον ἐσκῐρτᾰέσθην ἐσκῐρτᾰόμεθᾰ ἐσκῐρτᾰ́εσθε ἐσκῐρτᾰ́οντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐσκῐ́ρτων, ἐσκῐρτώμην (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐσκῐ́ρτων ἐσκῐ́ρτᾱς ἐσκῐ́ρτᾱ ἐσκῐρτᾶτον ἐσκῐρτᾱ́την ἐσκῐρτῶμεν ἐσκῐρτᾶτε ἐσκῐ́ρτων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐσκῐρτώμην ἐσκῐρτῶ ἐσκῐρτᾶτο ἐσκῐρτᾶσθον ἐσκῐρτᾱ́σθην ἐσκῐρτώμεθᾰ ἐσκῐρτᾶσθε ἐσκῐρτῶντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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