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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psěu̯.do.mai̯/ → /ˈpseβ.ðo.mɛ/ → /ˈpsev.ðo.me/
Verb
ψεύδομαι • (pseúdomai)
- first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of ψεύδω (pseúdō)
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ψεύδομαι (pseúdomai), from ψεύδω (pseúdō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpse.vðo.me/
- Hyphenation: ψεύ‧δο‧μαι
Verb
ψεύδομαι • (psévdomai) deponent found only in the present and imperfect tenses [1] & rare past tense ψεύσθηκα (pséfsthika) [2]
- (formal) to lie, tell lies
- common: λέω ψέματα (léo psémata)
Conjugation
ψεύδομαι (deponent: passive forms only)
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Passive voice ➤
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| Indicative mood ➤
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Imperfective aspect ➤
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Perfective aspect ➤
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| Non-past tenses ➤
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Present ➤
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Dependent ➤
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| 1 sg
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ψεύδομαι
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ψευσθώ
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| 2 sg
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ψεύδεσαι
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ψευσθείς
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| 3 sg
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ψεύδεται
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ψευσθεί
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| 1 pl
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ψευδόμαστε
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ψευσθούμε
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ψεύδεστε, ψευδόσαστε
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ψευσθείτε
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ψεύδονται
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ψευσθούν(ε)
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| Past tenses ➤
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Imperfect ➤
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Simple past ➤
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ψευδόμουν(α)
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ψεύσθηκα
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ψευδόσουν(α)
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ψεύσθηκες
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| 3 sg
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ψευδόταν(ε)
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ψεύσθηκε
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ψευδόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)
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ψευσθήκαμε
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ψευδόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)
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ψευσθήκατε
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ψεύδονταν, (ψευδόντουσαν)
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ψεύσθηκαν, ψευσθήκαν(ε)
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Continuous ➤
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Simple ➤
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θα ψεύδομαι ➤
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θα ψευσθώ ➤
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| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl
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θα ψεύδεσαι, …
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θα ψευσθείς, …
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Perfect aspect ➤
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| Present perfect ➤
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έχω, έχεις, … ψευσθεί
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| Past perfect ➤
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είχα, είχες, … ψευσθεί
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| Future perfect ➤
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θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ψευσθεί
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| Subjunctive mood ➤
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Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
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| Imperative mood ➤
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Imperfective aspect
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Perfective aspect
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(ψεύσου)
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ψεύδεστε
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ψευσθείτε
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| Other forms
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Passive voice
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| Present participle ➤
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ψευδόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
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| Perfect participle ➤
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| Nonfinite form ➤
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ψευσθεί
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Notes
Appendix:Greek verbs
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• Mostly in present and imperfect. Perfective aspect (past tense) is more rare.
• (…) 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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- αλληλοδιαψεύδονται (allilodiapsévdontai, “contradict each other, refute”)
- αυτοδιαψεύδομαι (aftodiapsévdomai, “contradict one's self”)
- αψευδής (apsevdís, “not lying, truthful”)
- αψευδώς (apsevdós, adverb)
- διαψεύδω (diapsévdo, “contradict, refute”) & related words
- διάψευση f (diápsefsi)
- ψευδής (psevdís, “insincere, not true”)
- ψευδώς (psevdós, adverb)
- ψευδίζω (psevdízo, “I lisp”) & related words
- ψευδισμός m (psevdismós, “lisp”)
- ψευδο- (psevdo-, “pseudo-”) compounds
- ψευδός (psevdós, “lisper”)
- and see: ψεύτης m (pséftis, “liar”) for stem ψευτο- (psefto-), ψευστ-
References
- ^ Jordanidou, Anna (2004) Τα ρήματα της νέας ελληνικής [Modern Greek Verbs], Athens: Patakis Publishers
- ^ ψεύδομαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language