ὄλλυμι

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- (“destroy”) with the suffix -νῡμῐ (-nūmi) and assimilation of *ln to ll (*όλ-νῠ-μι). See Latin ab-oleō, which may be related.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὄλλῡμῐ • (óllūmi)

  1. to destroy, make an end of
  2. to lose
  3. (middle, passive, and perfect) to perish, come to an end
  4. (middle, passive, and perfect) to be ruined, undone

Conjugation

   Present: ὄλλῡμῐ, ὄλλῠμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὄλλῡμῐ ὄλλῡσῐ         ὄλλῠτε ὀλλῠ́ᾱσῐ
subjunctive                
optative                
imperative                
middle/
passive 		indicative ὄλλῠμαι ὄλλῠσαι ὄλλῠται         ὄλλῠνται
subjunctive                
optative                
imperative     ὀλλύσθω          
active middle/passive
infinitive ὀλλύναι ὄλλυσθαι
participle m ὀλλῡ́ς ὀλλῡ́μενος
f ὀλλῡμένη
n ὀλλύον ὀλλῡ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ὤλλυον, ὠλλῡ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὤλλυον ὤλλυ,
ὤλλυε 		           
middle/
passive 		indicative ὠλλῡ́μην   ὤλλῡτο         ὤλλυντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ὀλέω, ὀλέομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὀλέω ὀλέεις ὀλέει ὀλέετον ὀλέετον ὀλέομεν ὀλέετε ὀλέουσῐ(ν)
optative ὀλέοιμῐ ὀλέοις ὀλέοι ὀλέοιτον ὀλεοίτην ὀλέοιμεν ὀλέοιτε ὀλέοιεν
middle indicative ὀλέομαι ὀλέῃ,
ὀλέει 		ὀλέεται ὀλέεσθον ὀλέεσθον ὀλεόμεθᾰ ὀλέεσθε ὀλέονται
optative ὀλεοίμην ὀλέοιο ὀλέοιτο ὀλέοισθον ὀλεοίσθην ὀλεοίμεθᾰ ὀλέοισθε ὀλέοιντο
active middle
infinitive ὀλέειν ὀλέεσθαι
participle m ὀλέων ὀλεόμενος
f ὀλέουσᾰ ὀλεομένη
n ὀλέον ὀλεόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ὀλῶ, ὀλοῦμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὀλῶ ὀλεῖς ὀλεῖ ὀλεῖτον ὀλεῖτον ὀλοῦμεν ὀλεῖτε ὀλοῦσῐ(ν)
optative ὀλοίην,
ὀλοῖμῐ 		ὀλοίης,
ὀλοῖς 		ὀλοίη,
ὀλοῖ 		ὀλοῖτον,
ὀλοίητον 		ὀλοίτην,
ὀλοιήτην 		ὀλοῖμεν,
ὀλοίημεν 		ὀλοῖτε,
ὀλοίητε 		ὀλοῖεν,
ὀλοίησᾰν
middle indicative ὀλοῦμαι ὀλῇ ὀλεῖται ὀλεῖσθον ὀλεῖσθον ὀλούμεθᾰ ὀλεῖσθε ὀλοῦνται
optative ὀλοίμην ὀλοῖο ὀλοῖτο ὀλοῖσθον ὀλοίσθην ὀλοίμεθᾰ ὀλοῖσθε ὀλοῖντο
active middle
infinitive ὀλεῖν ὀλεῖσθαι
participle m ὀλῶν ὀλούμενος
f ὀλοῦσᾰ ὀλουμένη
n ὀλοῦν ὀλούμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ὀλέσω (Doric)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὀλέσω ὀλέσεις ὀλέσει ὀλέσετον ὀλέσετον ὀλέσομες ὀλέσετε ὀλέσοντῐ
optative ὀλέσοιμῐ ὀλέσοις ὀλέσοι ὀλέσοιτον ὀλεσοίτᾱν ὀλέσοιμες ὀλέσοιτε ὀλέσοιεν
active
infinitive ὀλέσεν
participle m ὀλέσων
f ὀλέσουσᾰ
n ὀλέσον
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ὤλεσᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὤλεσᾰ ὤλεσᾰς ὤλεσε(ν) ὠλέσᾰτον ὠλεσᾰ́την ὠλέσᾰμεν ὠλέσᾰτε ὤλεσᾰν
subjunctive ὀλέσω ὀλέσῃς ὀλέσῃ ὀλέσητον ὀλέσητον ὀλέσωμεν ὀλέσητε ὀλέσωσῐ(ν)
optative ὀλέσαιμῐ ὀλέσειᾰς,
ὀλέσαις 		ὀλέσειε(ν),
ὀλέσαι 		ὀλέσαιτον ὀλεσαίτην ὀλέσαιμεν ὀλέσαιτε ὀλέσειᾰν,
ὀλέσαιεν
imperative   ὄλεσον ὀλεσᾰ́τω ὀλέσᾰτον ὀλεσᾰ́των   ὀλέσᾰτε ὀλεσᾰ́ντων
active
infinitive ὀλέσαι
participle m ὀλέσᾱς
f ὀλέσᾱσᾰ
n ὀλέσᾰν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ὄλεσσᾰ (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὄλεσσᾰ ὄλεσσᾰς ὄλεσσε(ν) ὀλέσσᾰτον ὀλεσσᾰ́την ὀλέσσᾰμεν ὀλέσσᾰτε ὄλεσσᾰν
subjunctive ὀλέσσω,
ὀλέσσωμῐ 		ὀλέσσῃς,
ὀλέσσῃσθᾰ 		ὀλέσσῃ,
ὀλέσσῃσῐ 		ὀλέσσητον ὀλέσσητον ὀλέσσωμεν ὀλέσσητε ὀλέσσωσῐ(ν)
optative ὀλέσσαιμῐ ὀλέσσαις,
ὀλέσσαισθᾰ,
ὀλέσσειᾰς 		ὀλέσσειε(ν),
ὀλέσσαι 		ὀλεσσεῖτον ὀλεσσείτην ὀλεσσεῖμεν ὀλεσσεῖτε ὀλεσσεῖεν
imperative   ὄλεσσον ὀλεσσᾰ́τω ὀλέσσᾰτον ὀλεσσᾰ́των   ὀλέσσᾰτε ὀλεσσᾰ́ντων
active
infinitive ὀλέσσαι/ὀλεσσᾰ́μεν/ὀλεσσᾰμέναι
participle m ὀλέσσᾱς
f ὀλέσσᾱσᾰ
n ὀλέσσᾰν
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ὠλόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ὠλόμην ὤλου ὤλετο ὤλεσθον ὠλέσθην ὠλόμεθᾰ ὤλεσθε ὤλοντο
subjunctive ὄλωμαι ὄλῃ ὄληται ὄλησθον ὄλησθον ὀλώμεθᾰ ὄλησθε ὄλωνται
optative ὀλοίμην ὄλοιο ὄλοιτο ὄλοισθον ὀλοίσθην ὀλοίμεθᾰ ὄλοισθε ὄλοιντο
imperative   ὀλοῦ ὀλέσθω ὄλεσθον ὀλέσθων   ὄλεσθε ὀλέσθων
middle
infinitive ὀλέσθαι
participle m ὀλόμενος
f ὀλομένη
n ὀλόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ὀλόμην (Epic unaugmented)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ὀλόμην ὄλου ὄλετο ὄλεσθον ὀλέσθην ὀλόμεθᾰ ὄλεσθε ὄλοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ὀλώλεκᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὀλώλεκᾰ ὀλώλεκᾰς ὀλώλεκε(ν) ὀλωλέκᾰτον ὀλωλέκᾰτον ὀλωλέκᾰμεν ὀλωλέκᾰτε ὀλωλέκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ὀλωλέκω ὀλωλέκῃς ὀλωλέκῃ ὀλωλέκητον ὀλωλέκητον ὀλωλέκωμεν ὀλωλέκητε ὀλωλέκωσῐ(ν)
optative ὀλωλέκοιμῐ,
ὀλωλεκοίην 		ὀλωλέκοις,
ὀλωλεκοίης 		ὀλωλέκοι,
ὀλωλεκοίη 		ὀλωλέκοιτον ὀλωλεκοίτην ὀλωλέκοιμεν ὀλωλέκοιτε ὀλωλέκοιεν
imperative   ὀλώλεκε ὀλωλεκέτω ὀλωλέκετον ὀλωλεκέτων   ὀλωλέκετε ὀλωλεκόντων
active
infinitive ὀλωλεκέναι
participle m ὀλωλεκώς
f ὀλωλεκυῖᾰ
n ὀλωλεκός
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ὄλωλᾰ (active with middle meaning)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὄλωλᾰ ὄλωλᾰς ὄλωλε(ν) ὀλώλᾰτον ὀλώλᾰτον ὀλώλᾰμεν ὀλώλᾰτε ὀλώλᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ὀλώλω ὀλώλῃς ὀλώλῃ ὀλώλητον ὀλώλητον ὀλώλωμεν ὀλώλητε ὀλώλωσῐ(ν)
optative ὀλώλοιμῐ,
ὀλωλοίην 		ὀλώλοις,
ὀλωλοίης 		ὀλώλοι,
ὀλωλοίη 		ὀλώλοιτον ὀλωλοίτην ὀλώλοιμεν ὀλώλοιτε ὀλώλοιεν
imperative   ὄλωλε ὀλωλέτω ὀλώλετον ὀλωλέτων   ὀλώλετε ὀλωλόντων
active
infinitive ὀλωλέναι
participle m ὀλωλώς
f ὀλωλυῖᾰ
n ὀλωλός
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

References

  • “ὄλλυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ὄλλυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “ὄλλυμι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ὄλλυμι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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