ἀσπαίρω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

The assertion that ἀ- in this verb is secondary has no basis. Rather the form without it will be secondary. From Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to kick”) together with Latin spernō (“to despise”), Sanskrit स्फुरति (sphurati, “to spurn”), Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (“to kick, trample”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀσπαίρω • (aspaírō)

  1. (of the dying) to gasp, pant, struggle, resist

Conjugation

   Present: ἀσπαίρω, ἀσπαίρομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀσπαίρω ἀσπαίρεις ἀσπαίρει ἀσπαίρετον ἀσπαίρετον ἀσπαίρομεν ἀσπαίρετε ἀσπαίρουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἀσπαίρω ἀσπαίρῃς ἀσπαίρῃ ἀσπαίρητον ἀσπαίρητον ἀσπαίρωμεν ἀσπαίρητε ἀσπαίρωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀσπαίροιμῐ ἀσπαίροις ἀσπαίροι ἀσπαίροιτον ἀσπαιροίτην ἀσπαίροιμεν ἀσπαίροιτε ἀσπαίροιεν
imperative   ἄσπαιρε ἀσπαιρέτω ἀσπαίρετον ἀσπαιρέτων   ἀσπαίρετε ἀσπαιρόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀσπαίρομαι ἀσπαίρῃ,
ἀσπαίρει 		ἀσπαίρεται ἀσπαίρεσθον ἀσπαίρεσθον ἀσπαιρόμεθᾰ ἀσπαίρεσθε ἀσπαίρονται
subjunctive ἀσπαίρωμαι ἀσπαίρῃ ἀσπαίρηται ἀσπαίρησθον ἀσπαίρησθον ἀσπαιρώμεθᾰ ἀσπαίρησθε ἀσπαίρωνται
optative ἀσπαιροίμην ἀσπαίροιο ἀσπαίροιτο ἀσπαίροισθον ἀσπαιροίσθην ἀσπαιροίμεθᾰ ἀσπαίροισθε ἀσπαίροιντο
imperative   ἀσπαίρου ἀσπαιρέσθω ἀσπαίρεσθον ἀσπαιρέσθων   ἀσπαίρεσθε ἀσπαιρέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἀσπαίρειν ἀσπαίρεσθαι
participle m ἀσπαίρων ἀσπαιρόμενος
f ἀσπαίρουσᾰ ἀσπαιρομένη
n ἀσπαῖρον ἀσπαιρόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἤσπαιρον, ἠσπαιρόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἤσπαιρον ἤσπαιρες ἤσπαιρε(ν) ἠσπαίρετον ἠσπαιρέτην ἠσπαίρομεν ἠσπαίρετε ἤσπαιρον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἠσπαιρόμην ἠσπαίρου ἠσπαίρετο ἠσπαίρεσθον ἠσπαιρέσθην ἠσπαιρόμεθᾰ ἠσπαίρεσθε ἠσπαίροντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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