ασφυκτιώ

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.sfi.ktiˈo/
• Hyphenation: α‧σφυ‧κτι‧ώ

Verb

ασφυκτιώ • (asfyktió) (imperfect ασφυκτιούσα, past —, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses

1. to choke
2. to suffocate/smother/asphyxiate

   ασφυκτιώ, ασφυκτιάς' ― asfyktió, asfyktiás' ― I suffocate, you suffocate

Conjugation

ασφυκτιώ (active forms, imperfective)

	Active voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
1 sg	ασφυκτιώ	ασφυκτιούσα	θα ασφυκτιώ
2 sg	ασφυκτιάς	ασφυκτιούσες	θα ασφυκτιάς
3 sg	ασφυκτιά	ασφυκτιούσε	θα ασφυκτιά
1 pl	ασφυκτιούμε	ασφυκτιούσαμε	θα ασφυκτιούμε
2 pl	ασφυκτιάτε	ασφυκτιούσατε	θα ασφυκτιάτε
3 pl	ασφυκτιούν(ε)	ασφυκτιούσαν(ε)	θα ασφυκτιούν(ε)
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect		ασφυκτιάτε
Other forms	Present participle ➤
	ασφυκτιώντας ➤
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

• ασφυκτικά γεμάτος (asfyktiká gemátos, “jam-packed”, adjective)
• ασφυκτικός (asfyktikós, “suffocating, sweltering”, adjective)
• ασφυχτικός (asfychtikós, “suffocating, sweltering”, adjective)

• and see: ασφυξία f (asfyxía) and σφύζω (sfýzo)

Further reading

• ασφυκτιώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• ασφυκτιώ - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language