διαπνέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δῐᾰπνείω (diapneíō) — Epic

Etymology

δῐᾰ- (dia-, “through”) +‎ πνέω (pnéō, “blow, breathe”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.a.pné.ɔː/ → /ði.aˈpne.o/ → /ði.aˈpne.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.a.pné.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.aˈpne.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈpne.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈpne.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈpne.o/

Verb

δῐᾰπνέω • (diapnéō)

1. blow through
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Problems 967a3
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Meteorology 370b6
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Symposium 2..25
   1. (intransitive) admit air
   2. (medical, Koine, in passive sense) dissipate by exhalation
2. (intransitive) breathe between times, get breath
3. (intransitive) evaporate
4. (passive voice)
   1. (medicine) dissipate by exhalation
   2. (of plants) exhale

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

   Present: δῐᾰπνῶ, δῐᾰπνοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐᾰπνῶ	δῐᾰπνεῖς	δῐᾰπνεῖ	δῐᾰπνεῖτον	δῐᾰπνεῖτον	δῐᾰπνοῦμεν	δῐᾰπνεῖτε	δῐᾰπνοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐᾰπνῶ	δῐᾰπνῇς	δῐᾰπνῇ	δῐᾰπνῆτον	δῐᾰπνῆτον	δῐᾰπνῶμεν	δῐᾰπνῆτε	δῐᾰπνῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰπνοίην, δῐᾰπνοῖμῐ	δῐᾰπνοίης, δῐᾰπνοῖς	δῐᾰπνοίη, δῐᾰπνοῖ	δῐᾰπνοῖτον, δῐᾰπνοίητον	δῐᾰπνοίτην, δῐᾰπνοιήτην	δῐᾰπνοῖμεν, δῐᾰπνοίημεν	δῐᾰπνοῖτε, δῐᾰπνοίητε	δῐᾰπνοῖεν, δῐᾰπνοίησᾰν
	imperative		δῐάπνει	δῐᾰπνείτω	δῐᾰπνεῖτον	δῐᾰπνείτων		δῐᾰπνεῖτε	δῐᾰπνούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐᾰπνοῦμαι	δῐᾰπνῇ	δῐᾰπνεῖται	δῐᾰπνεῖσθον	δῐᾰπνεῖσθον	δῐᾰπνούμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνεῖσθε	δῐᾰπνοῦνται
	subjunctive	δῐᾰπνῶμαι	δῐᾰπνῇ	δῐᾰπνῆται	δῐᾰπνῆσθον	δῐᾰπνῆσθον	δῐᾰπνώμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνῆσθε	δῐᾰπνῶνται
	optative	δῐᾰπνοίμην	δῐᾰπνοῖο	δῐᾰπνοῖτο	δῐᾰπνοῖσθον	δῐᾰπνοίσθην	δῐᾰπνοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνοῖσθε	δῐᾰπνοῖντο
	imperative		δῐᾰπνοῦ	δῐᾰπνείσθω	δῐᾰπνεῖσθον	δῐᾰπνείσθων		δῐᾰπνεῖσθε	δῐᾰπνείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δῐᾰπνεῖν				δῐᾰπνεῖσθαι
participle	m	δῐᾰπνῶν				δῐᾰπνούμενος
	f	δῐᾰπνοῦσᾰ				δῐᾰπνουμένη
	n	δῐᾰπνοῦν				δῐᾰπνούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: δῐέπνουν, δῐεπνούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐέπνουν	δῐέπνεις	δῐέπνει	δῐεπνεῖτον	δῐεπνείτην	δῐεπνοῦμεν	δῐεπνεῖτε	δῐέπνουν
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐεπνούμην	δῐεπνοῦ	δῐεπνεῖτο	δῐεπνεῖσθον	δῐεπνείσθην	δῐεπνούμεθᾰ	δῐεπνεῖσθε	δῐεπνοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐᾰπνεύσω, δῐᾰπνεύσομαι, δῐᾰπνευσθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐᾰπνεύσω	δῐᾰπνεύσεις	δῐᾰπνεύσει	δῐᾰπνεύσετον	δῐᾰπνεύσετον	δῐᾰπνεύσομεν	δῐᾰπνεύσετε	δῐᾰπνεύσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰπνεύσοιμῐ	δῐᾰπνεύσοις	δῐᾰπνεύσοι	δῐᾰπνεύσοιτον	δῐᾰπνευσοίτην	δῐᾰπνεύσοιμεν	δῐᾰπνεύσοιτε	δῐᾰπνεύσοιεν
middle	indicative	δῐᾰπνεύσομαι	δῐᾰπνεύσῃ, δῐᾰπνεύσει	δῐᾰπνεύσεται	δῐᾰπνεύσεσθον	δῐᾰπνεύσεσθον	δῐᾰπνευσόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνεύσεσθε	δῐᾰπνεύσονται
	optative	δῐᾰπνευσοίμην	δῐᾰπνεύσοιο	δῐᾰπνεύσοιτο	δῐᾰπνεύσοισθον	δῐᾰπνευσοίσθην	δῐᾰπνευσοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνεύσοισθε	δῐᾰπνεύσοιντο
passive	indicative	δῐᾰπνευσθήσομαι	δῐᾰπνευσθήσῃ	δῐᾰπνευσθήσεται	δῐᾰπνευσθήσεσθον	δῐᾰπνευσθήσεσθον	δῐᾰπνευσθησόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνευσθήσεσθε	δῐᾰπνευσθήσονται
	optative	δῐᾰπνευσθησοίμην	δῐᾰπνευσθήσοιο	δῐᾰπνευσθήσοιτο	δῐᾰπνευσθήσοισθον	δῐᾰπνευσθησοίσθην	δῐᾰπνευσθησοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνευσθήσοισθε	δῐᾰπνευσθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		δῐᾰπνεύσειν			δῐᾰπνεύσεσθαι		δῐᾰπνευσθήσεσθαι
participle	m	δῐᾰπνεύσων			δῐᾰπνευσόμενος		δῐᾰπνευσθησόμενος
	f	δῐᾰπνεύσουσᾰ			δῐᾰπνευσομένη		δῐᾰπνευσθησομένη
	n	δῐᾰπνεῦσον			δῐᾰπνευσόμενον		δῐᾰπνευσθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δῐέπνευσᾰ, δῐεπνευσᾰ́μην, δῐεπνεύσθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐέπνευσᾰ	δῐέπνευσᾰς	δῐέπνευσε(ν)	δῐεπνεύσᾰτον	δῐεπνευσᾰ́την	δῐεπνεύσᾰμεν	δῐεπνεύσᾰτε	δῐέπνευσᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰπνεύσω	δῐᾰπνεύσῃς	δῐᾰπνεύσῃ	δῐᾰπνεύσητον	δῐᾰπνεύσητον	δῐᾰπνεύσωμεν	δῐᾰπνεύσητε	δῐᾰπνεύσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰπνεύσαιμῐ	δῐᾰπνεύσειᾰς, δῐᾰπνεύσαις	δῐᾰπνεύσειε(ν), δῐᾰπνεύσαι	δῐᾰπνεύσαιτον	δῐᾰπνευσαίτην	δῐᾰπνεύσαιμεν	δῐᾰπνεύσαιτε	δῐᾰπνεύσειᾰν, δῐᾰπνεύσαιεν
	imperative		δῐᾰ́πνευσον	δῐᾰπνευσᾰ́τω	δῐᾰπνεύσᾰτον	δῐᾰπνευσᾰ́των		δῐᾰπνεύσᾰτε	δῐᾰπνευσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	δῐεπνευσᾰ́μην	δῐεπνεύσω	δῐεπνεύσᾰτο	δῐεπνεύσᾰσθον	δῐεπνευσᾰ́σθην	δῐεπνευσᾰ́μεθᾰ	δῐεπνεύσᾰσθε	δῐεπνεύσᾰντο
	subjunctive	δῐᾰπνεύσωμαι	δῐᾰπνεύσῃ	δῐᾰπνεύσηται	δῐᾰπνεύσησθον	δῐᾰπνεύσησθον	δῐᾰπνευσώμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνεύσησθε	δῐᾰπνεύσωνται
	optative	δῐᾰπνευσαίμην	δῐᾰπνεύσαιο	δῐᾰπνεύσαιτο	δῐᾰπνεύσαισθον	δῐᾰπνευσαίσθην	δῐᾰπνευσαίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰπνεύσαισθε	δῐᾰπνεύσαιντο
	imperative		δῐᾰ́πνευσαι	δῐᾰπνευσᾰ́σθω	δῐᾰπνεύσᾰσθον	δῐᾰπνευσᾰ́σθων		δῐᾰπνεύσᾰσθε	δῐᾰπνευσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	δῐεπνεύσθην	δῐεπνεύσθης	δῐεπνεύσθη	δῐεπνεύσθητον	δῐεπνευσθήτην	δῐεπνεύσθημεν	δῐεπνεύσθητε	δῐεπνεύσθησᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰπνευσθῶ	δῐᾰπνευσθῇς	δῐᾰπνευσθῇ	δῐᾰπνευσθῆτον	δῐᾰπνευσθῆτον	δῐᾰπνευσθῶμεν	δῐᾰπνευσθῆτε	δῐᾰπνευσθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰπνευσθείην	δῐᾰπνευσθείης	δῐᾰπνευσθείη	δῐᾰπνευσθεῖτον, δῐᾰπνευσθείητον	δῐᾰπνευσθείτην, δῐᾰπνευσθειήτην	δῐᾰπνευσθεῖμεν, δῐᾰπνευσθείημεν	δῐᾰπνευσθεῖτε, δῐᾰπνευσθείητε	δῐᾰπνευσθεῖεν, δῐᾰπνευσθείησᾰν
	imperative		δῐᾰπνεύσθητῐ	δῐᾰπνευσθήτω	δῐᾰπνεύσθητον	δῐᾰπνευσθήτων		δῐᾰπνεύσθητε	δῐᾰπνευσθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		δῐᾰπνεῦσαι			δῐᾰπνεύσᾰσθαι		δῐᾰπνευσθῆναι
participle	m	δῐᾰπνεύσᾱς			δῐᾰπνευσᾰ́μενος		δῐᾰπνευσθείς
	f	δῐᾰπνεύσᾱσᾰ			δῐᾰπνευσᾰμένη		δῐᾰπνευσθεῖσᾰ
	n	δῐᾰπνεῦσᾰν			δῐᾰπνευσᾰ́μενον		δῐᾰπνευσθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: δῐᾰπέπνευκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐᾰπέπνευκᾰ	δῐᾰπέπνευκᾰς	δῐᾰπέπνευκε(ν)	δῐᾰπεπνεύκᾰτον	δῐᾰπεπνεύκᾰτον	δῐᾰπεπνεύκᾰμεν	δῐᾰπεπνεύκᾰτε	δῐᾰπεπνεύκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐᾰπεπνεύκω	δῐᾰπεπνεύκῃς	δῐᾰπεπνεύκῃ	δῐᾰπεπνεύκητον	δῐᾰπεπνεύκητον	δῐᾰπεπνεύκωμεν	δῐᾰπεπνεύκητε	δῐᾰπεπνεύκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰπεπνεύκοιμῐ, δῐᾰπεπνευκοίην	δῐᾰπεπνεύκοις, δῐᾰπεπνευκοίης	δῐᾰπεπνεύκοι, δῐᾰπεπνευκοίη	δῐᾰπεπνεύκοιτον	δῐᾰπεπνευκοίτην	δῐᾰπεπνεύκοιμεν	δῐᾰπεπνεύκοιτε	δῐᾰπεπνεύκοιεν
	imperative		δῐᾰπέπνευκε	δῐᾰπεπνευκέτω	δῐᾰπεπνεύκετον	δῐᾰπεπνευκέτων		δῐᾰπεπνεύκετε	δῐᾰπεπνευκόντων
		active
infinitive		δῐᾰπεπνευκέναι
participle	m	δῐᾰπεπνευκώς
	f	δῐᾰπεπνευκυῖᾰ
	n	δῐᾰπεπνευκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἀδῐᾰπνευστέω (adiapneustéō, “not to evaporate”) (medicine)
• ἀδῐᾰπνευστῐ́ᾱ f (adiapneustíā, “want of perspiration”)
• ἀδῐᾰ́πνευστος (adiápneustos, “not ventilated”)
• δῐᾰπνείω (diapneíō, poetic, epic version of διαπνέω (diapnéō))
• δῐᾰ́πνευμᾰ n (diápneuma, “breeze”)
• δῐᾰ́πνευσῐς f (diápneusis, “διαπνοή (diapnoḗ), exhaling”)
• δῐᾰπνευστῐ́ᾱ f (diapneustíā, “διαπνοή (diapnoḗ), exhaling”) (medicine)
• δῐᾰπνευστικός (diapneustikós, “promoting exhalation”) (medicine)
• δῐᾰπνευστός (diapneustós, “easily dissipated, volatile”)
• δῐᾰπνοή f (diapnoḗ, “outlet for the wind; exhalation; transpiration”)
• δῐᾰ́πνοιᾰ f (diápnoia, “opening, gap”)
• δυσδῐᾰ́πνευστος (dusdiápneustos, “slow to evaporate, slow to perspire”)
• εὐδῐᾰ́πνευστος (eudiápneustos, “perspiring freely”)
• εὐδιάπνοος (eudiápnoos, “easily transpiring”)
• συνδῐᾰπνέω (sundiapnéō, “blow through together; discharge with perspiration”)

 

Related terms

• see πνέω (pnéō, “blow; breathe”)

Descendants

• Greek: διαπνέω (diapnéo)

References

• “διαπνέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “διαπνέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• διαπνέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

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Greek

Etymology

Sense evaporate from Ancient Greek διαπνέω (“blow through, breathe”).
For sense characterized, semantic loan from French s’inspirer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ði.aˈpne.o/, /ðiaˈpne.o/
• Hyphenation: δι‧α‧πνέ‧ω

Verb

διαπνέω • (diapnéo) (past διέπνευσα, passive διαπνέομαι) found only in the imperfective tenses

1. be main characteristic, instill main idea, draw inspiration from (usually in the passive)

   Το έργο του διαπνέεται από πατριωτισμό.

   To érgo tou diapnéetai apó patriotismó.

   His work transpires (is characterized by) patriotism.

   Synonym: διαποτίζω (diapotízo)

2. (rare: of plants) discharge vapour

Conjugation

διαπνέω   διαπνέομαι   Imperfective aspect only

Indicative mood ➤	Active voice ➤	Passive voice ➤
Non-past ➤	Present ➤	Present
1 sg	διαπνέω	διαπνέομαι
2 sg	διαπνέεις	διαπνέεσαι
3 sg	διαπνέει	διαπνέεται
1 pl	διαπνέουμε, [‑ομε]	διαπνεόμαστε
2 pl	διαπνέετε	διαπνέεστε, διαπνεόσαστε
3 pl	διαπνέουν[ε]	διαπνέονται
Past ➤	Imperfect ➤	Imperfect
1 sg	διέπνεα	διαπνεόμουν(α)
2 sg	διέπνεες	διαπνεόσουν(α)
3 sg	διέπνεε	διαπνεόταν(ε)
1 pl	διαπνέαμε	διαπνεόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)
2 pl	διαπνέατε	διαπνεόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)
3 pl	διέπνεαν, [διαπνέαν(ε)]	διαπνέονταν, [διαπνεόντουσαν]
Future ➤	Future continuous ➤	Future continuous
1 sg	θα διαπνέω ➤	θα διαπνέομαι ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα διαπνέεις, …	θα διαπνέεσαι, …
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤
2 sg	[διάπνεε]	—
2 pl	διαπνέετε	διαπνέεστε
Other forms	Active voice	Passive voice
Present participle➤	διαπνέοντας ➤	—
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

• διαπνοή f (diapnoḯ, “emission of vapour”) (of plants, of skin)