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κυβερνάω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    Beekes attributes it to a Mediterranean substrate, probably Pre-Greek. Neumann sees it as a denominal verb from κύρβεις (kúrbeis, turnable wooden cylinders), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷerb- (to turn), via a variant κύρβνα (kúrbna) formed with the tool morpheme -να- (-na-) (compare Sanskrit नयति (náyati, to lead, guide, govern)), whence through metathesis the verbal stem κυβερνα- (kuberna-). Compare Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, wrist) and English whirl.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    κῠβερνᾰ́ω (kŭbernắō)

    1. to steer, drive, pilot, to be a steersman
    2. to guide, govern, direct

    Inflection

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Latin: gubernō (see there for further descendants)

    Further reading

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    Greek

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    Verb

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    κυβερνάω (kyvernáo) / κυβερνώ (past κυβέρνησα, passive κυβερνιέμαι, p‑past κυβερνήθηκα, ppp κυβερνημένος)

    1. (informal) Alternative form of κυβερνώ (kyvernó)

    Conjugation

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    see this verb's full conjugation at: κυβερνώ (kyvernó)