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κακκάω

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *kakkajō, from the Proto-Indo-European Lallwort root *kakka- (“to defecate”).[1]

Related to Latin cacō, Middle Irish caccaim, Old Armenian քակոր (kʻakor), Middle Armenian քաք (kʻakʻ), and German kacken.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κᾰκκᾰ́ω • (kakkáō)

  1. to defecate, shit

Inflection

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   Present: κᾰκκᾰ́ω, κᾰκκᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰκκᾰ́ω κᾰκκᾰ́εις κᾰκκᾰ́ει κᾰκκᾰ́ετον κᾰκκᾰ́ετον κᾰκκᾰ́ομεν κᾰκκᾰ́ετε κᾰκκᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κᾰκκᾰ́ω κᾰκκᾰ́ῃς κᾰκκᾰ́ῃ κᾰκκᾰ́ητον κᾰκκᾰ́ητον κᾰκκᾰ́ωμεν κᾰκκᾰ́ητε κᾰκκᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰκκᾰ́οιμῐ κᾰκκᾰ́οις κᾰκκᾰ́οι κᾰκκᾰ́οιτον κᾰκκᾰοίτην κᾰκκᾰ́οιμεν κᾰκκᾰ́οιτε κᾰκκᾰ́οιεν
imperative   κᾰ́κκᾰε κᾰκκᾰέτω κᾰκκᾰ́ετον κᾰκκᾰέτων   κᾰκκᾰ́ετε κᾰκκᾰόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰκκᾰ́ομαι κᾰκκᾰ́ῃ,
κᾰκκᾰ́ει 		κᾰκκᾰ́εται κᾰκκᾰ́εσθον κᾰκκᾰ́εσθον κᾰκκᾰόμεθᾰ κᾰκκᾰ́εσθε κᾰκκᾰ́ονται
subjunctive κᾰκκᾰ́ωμαι κᾰκκᾰ́ῃ κᾰκκᾰ́ηται κᾰκκᾰ́ησθον κᾰκκᾰ́ησθον κᾰκκᾰώμεθᾰ κᾰκκᾰ́ησθε κᾰκκᾰ́ωνται
optative κᾰκκᾰοίμην κᾰκκᾰ́οιο κᾰκκᾰ́οιτο κᾰκκᾰ́οισθον κᾰκκᾰοίσθην κᾰκκᾰοίμεθᾰ κᾰκκᾰ́οισθε κᾰκκᾰ́οιντο
imperative   κᾰκκᾰ́ου κᾰκκᾰέσθω κᾰκκᾰ́εσθον κᾰκκᾰέσθων   κᾰκκᾰ́εσθε κᾰκκᾰέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive κᾰκκᾰ́ειν κᾰκκᾰ́εσθαι
participle m κᾰκκᾰ́ων κᾰκκᾰόμενος
f κᾰκκᾰ́ουσᾰ κᾰκκᾰομένη
n κᾰκκᾰ́ον κᾰκκᾰόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: κᾰκκῶ, κᾰκκῶμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰκκῶ κᾰκκᾷς κᾰκκᾷ κᾰκκᾶτον κᾰκκᾶτον κᾰκκῶμεν κᾰκκᾶτε κᾰκκῶσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κᾰκκῶ κᾰκκᾷς κᾰκκᾷ κᾰκκᾶτον κᾰκκᾶτον κᾰκκῶμεν κᾰκκᾶτε κᾰκκῶσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰκκῴην,
κᾰκκῷμῐ 		κᾰκκῴης,
κᾰκκῷς 		κᾰκκῴη,
κᾰκκῷ 		κᾰκκῷτον,
κᾰκκῴητον 		κᾰκκῴτην,
κᾰκκῳήτην 		κᾰκκῷμεν,
κᾰκκῴημεν 		κᾰκκῷτε,
κᾰκκῴητε 		κᾰκκῷεν,
κᾰκκῴησᾰν
imperative   κᾰ́κκᾱ κᾰκκᾱ́τω κᾰκκᾶτον κᾰκκᾱ́των   κᾰκκᾶτε κᾰκκώντων
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰκκῶμαι κᾰκκᾷ κᾰκκᾶται κᾰκκᾶσθον κᾰκκᾶσθον κᾰκκώμεθᾰ κᾰκκᾶσθε κᾰκκῶνται
subjunctive κᾰκκῶμαι κᾰκκᾷ κᾰκκᾶται κᾰκκᾶσθον κᾰκκᾶσθον κᾰκκώμεθᾰ κᾰκκᾶσθε κᾰκκῶνται
optative κᾰκκῴμην κᾰκκῷο κᾰκκῷτο κᾰκκῷσθον κᾰκκῴσθην κᾰκκῴμεθᾰ κᾰκκῷσθε κᾰκκῷντο
imperative   κᾰκκῶ κᾰκκᾱ́σθω κᾰκκᾶσθον κᾰκκᾱ́σθων   κᾰκκᾶσθε κᾰκκᾱ́σθων
active middle/passive
infinitive κᾰκκᾶν κᾰκκᾶσθαι
participle m κᾰκκῶν κᾰκκώμενος
f κᾰκκῶσᾰ κᾰκκωμένη
n κᾰκκῶν κᾰκκώμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐκᾰ́κκᾰον, ἐκᾰκκᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐκᾰ́κκᾰον ἐκᾰ́κκᾰες ἐκᾰ́κκᾰε(ν) ἐκᾰκκᾰ́ετον ἐκᾰκκᾰέτην ἐκᾰκκᾰ́ομεν ἐκᾰκκᾰ́ετε ἐκᾰ́κκᾰον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐκᾰκκᾰόμην ἐκᾰκκᾰ́ου ἐκᾰκκᾰ́ετο ἐκᾰκκᾰ́εσθον ἐκᾰκκᾰέσθην ἐκᾰκκᾰόμεθᾰ ἐκᾰκκᾰ́εσθε ἐκᾰκκᾰ́οντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐκᾰ́κκων, ἐκᾰκκώμην (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐκᾰ́κκων ἐκᾰ́κκᾱς ἐκᾰ́κκᾱ ἐκᾰκκᾶτον ἐκᾰκκᾱ́την ἐκᾰκκῶμεν ἐκᾰκκᾶτε ἐκᾰ́κκων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐκᾰκκώμην ἐκᾰκκῶ ἐκᾰκκᾶτο ἐκᾰκκᾶσθον ἐκᾰκκᾱ́σθην ἐκᾰκκώμεθᾰ ἐκᾰκκᾶσθε ἐκᾰκκῶντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Descendants

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  • Greek: κακά (kaká, “poo, poop”)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κακκαώ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 619

Further reading

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