θωρώ
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Byzantine Greek θωρῶ (thōrô), from earlier θιωρῶ (thiōrô), from Ancient Greek θεωρῶ (theōrô), common variant of θεωρέω (theōréō) / .[1] [2] Doublet of θεωρώ (theoró).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
θωρώ • (thoró) (imperfect θωρούσα, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses
- (vernacular, poetic) to gaze, examine, look over
- Poem by Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824-1879)
- Πῶς μᾶς θωρεῖς ἀκίνητος;... Ποῦ τρέχει ὁ λογισμός σου
- Pos mas thoreís akínitos?... Pou tréchei o logismós sou
- How do you gaze upon us, still?... And where your thoughts are drifting
- (literally, “How do you gaze upon us, immobile?... Where is your thinking running to?”)
- Poem by Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824-1879)
Conjugation edit
θωρώ (active forms, imperfective)
| Active voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Present ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Future ➤ | |
| 1 sg | θωρώ | θωρούσα | θα θωρώ | |
| 2 sg | θωρείς | θωρούσες | θα θωρείς | |
| 3 sg | θωρεί | θωρούσε | θα θωρεί | |
| 1 pl | θωρούμε | θωρούσαμε | θα θωρούμε | |
| 2 pl | θωρείτε | θωρούσατε | θα θωρείτε | |
| 3 pl | θωρούν(ε) | θωρούσαν(ε) | θα θωρούν(ε) | |
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | 2 sg | 2 pl | ||
| Imperfective aspect | — | θωρείτε | ||
| Other forms | Present participle ➤ | |||
| θωρώντας ➤ | ||||
| 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. | |||
Related terms edit
- θωριά f (thoriá) (vernacular, poetic)
References edit
- ^ θωρώ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ θεωρώ - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)