χτικιάζω

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Greek

FWOTD – 9 May 2021

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑκτικιάζω (hektikiázō), from Koine Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós, “habitual, hectic, consumptive”), from ἕξις (héxis, “a state or habit of body or of mind, condition”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xtiˈcazo/
  • Hyphenation: χτι‧κιά‧ζω

Verb

χτικιάζω • (chtikiázo) (past χτίκιασα, passive —)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to make consumptive, give tuberculosis
    Αυτή η δουλειά θα με χτικιάσει στο τέλος!
    Aftí i douleiá tha me chtikiásei sto télos!
    This job will give me consumption in the end!
  2. (transitive, colloquial, figuratively) to make suffer, torment, torture, plague
    • 1974, “Μαλαματένια Λόγια [Golden Words]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Yannis Markopoulos (music), Θητεία [Service], performed by Charalampos Garganourakis, Lakis Chalkias, and Tania Tsanaklidou:
      Τ’ αηδόνια σε χτικιάσανε στην Τροία,
      Που στράγγιξες χαμένα μια γενιά.
      T’ aïdónia se chtikiásane stin Troía,
      Pou strángixes chaména mia geniá.
      The nightingales tormented you in Troy,
      Where you bled a whole generation dry.
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to become consumptive, catch tuberculosis
    Δυστυχώς χτίκιασε και πέθανε νέος.
    Dystychós chtíkiase kai péthane néos.
    Sadly, he caught TB and died young.
  4. (intransitive, colloquial, figuratively) to suffer, undergo hardship
    Δύσκολη η δουλειά αυτό τον μήνα, χτίκιασα!
    Dýskoli i douleiá aftó ton mína, chtíkiasa!
    Work was hard this month, I really suffered!

Conjugation

χτικιάζω   (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)
Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg χτικιάζω χτικιάσω
2 sg χτικιάζεις χτικιάσεις
3 sg χτικιάζει χτικιάσει
1 pl χτικιάζουμε, [‑ομε] χτικιάσουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl χτικιάζετε χτικιάσετε
3 pl χτικιάζουν(ε) χτικιάσουν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg χτίκιαζα χτίκιασα
2 sg χτίκιαζες χτίκιασες
3 sg χτίκιαζε χτίκιασε
1 pl χτικιάζαμε χτικιάσαμε
2 pl χτικιάζατε χτικιάσατε
3 pl χτίκιαζαν, χτικιάζαν(ε) χτίκιασαν, χτικιάσαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα χτικιάζω ➤ θα χτικιάσω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα χτικιάζεις, … θα χτικιάσεις, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … χτικιάσει    είμαι, είσαι, … χτικιασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice)
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … χτικιάσει    ήμουν, ήσουν, … χτικιασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … χτικιάσει    θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … χτικιασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect Perfective aspect
2 sg χτίκιαζε χτίκιασε
2 pl χτικιάζετε χτικιάστε
Other forms
Active present participle ➤   χτικιάζοντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤   έχοντας χτικιάσει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤ χτικιασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Nonfinite form ➤   χτικιάσει
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs 		 • (…) optional or informal.   rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

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