βαίνω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

The present stem is from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, from zero-grade of *gʷem- + *-yéti.

Cognates include Old English cuman (English come), Latin veniō, and Sanskrit गच्छति (gacchati).

The aorist ἔβην (ébēn), as well as the other tense-forms whose stems do not contain ν (n), is from Proto-Hellenic *égʷēn, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βαίνω (baínō)

  1. (intransitive) to go, step, move on foot
  2. (transitive) to mount (a chariot)
  3. (intransitive) to depart, go away
    1. (euphemistic) to die
  4. perfect βέβηκα (bébēka): (intransitive) to stand, be somewhere
    • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 36:
      Βοῦς ἐπὶ γλώσσῃ μέγας βέβηκεν.
      Boûs epì glṓssēi mégas bébēken.
      A great ox stands on my tongue.
    1. (copulative) to be
    2. εὖ () βεβηκώς (bebēkṓs) well off
    3. (geometry) to stand on a base
  5. future βήσω (bḗsō) and aorist ἔβησα (ébēsa): (causative) to make someone dismount

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈve.no/
  • Hyphenation: βαί‧νω

Verb

βαίνω (vaíno) found only in the imperfective tenses only active voice

  1. (formal) to develop, go on (used in set phrases)
    Η κρίση βαίνει προς εκτόνωση.I krísi vaínei pros ektónosi.The crisis is heading toward a détente.
    όλα βαίνουν καλώςóla vaínoun kalósall is well/everything is going well

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