λιώνω
Greek
Alternative forms
- λειώνω (leióno) (alternative spelling)
Etymology
- Spelling λιώνω, according to Evangelos Petrounias[1]: From Medieval Byzantine Greek λιώνω from Ancient Greek λειῶ (leiô), from λεῖος (leîos, “smooth”), with simplification of spelling.
- Spelling λειώνω As in Kriaras[2] and according to Babiniotis.[3] (without simplification).
λιώνω is the most common spelling, although λειώνω strictly speaking is more etymologically accurate.
Pronunciation
Verb
λιώνω • (lióno) (past έλιωσα, passive —)
- (transitive, intransitive) melt (make something liquid by heat)
- Φάε το παγωτό σου πριν λιώσει. ― Fáe to pagotó sou prin liósei. ― Eat your ice cream before it melts.
- Λιώστε το βούτυρο και προσθέστε το στην ζάχαρη. ― Lióste to voútyro kai prosthéste to stin záchari. ― Melt the butter and add it to the sugar.
- (transitive, intransitive) dissolve (make something blend into liquid)
- Το χάπι έλιωσε στο ποτήρι. ― To chápi éliose sto potíri. ― The pill melted in the glass.
- Πρέπει να λιώσεις την ασπιρίνη με νερό πρώτα. ― Prépei na lióseis tin aspiríni me neró próta. ― You have to dissolve the aspirin in water first.
- (transitive) crush, mash (reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure)
- Μηχανή για να λιώσεις σταφύλια. ― Michaní gia na lióseis stafýlia. ― A machine that crushes grapes.
- (transitive, figuratively) crush, destroy (completely eradicate someone/something)
- Αν δεν παραιτηθείς, θα σε λιώσω. ― An den paraititheís, tha se lióso. ― If you don't give up, I will destroy you.
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) wear out (break down or destroy by overuse)
- Έχω λιώσει πολλά παπούτσια. ― Écho liósei pollá papoútsia. ― I've worn out many shoes.
- Το λάστιχο του αυτοκινήτου έλιωσε. ― To lásticho tou aftokinítou éliose. ― The car's tyre has worn out.
- (intransitive, figuratively) waste away (become very thin and weak through illness etc)
- Η καημένη η γιαγιά έλιωσε από την αρρώστια. ― I kaïméni i giagiá éliose apó tin arróstia. ― Poor Granny has become skin and bones from the illness.
- (intransitive, figuratively) be exhausted (through overwork, exertion etc)
- Λιώνω από την δουλειά τις περασμένες εβδομάδες. ― Lióno apó tin douleiá tis perasménes evdomádes. ― I'm drowning in work these past few weeks.
- (intransitive, figuratively) burn up (usually through love or infatuation)
- Λιώνω γι' αυτόν αλλά αυτός ούτε με ξέρει. ― Lióno gi' aftón allá aftós oúte me xérei. ― I'm burning up over him but he doesn't even known me.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of a corpse) decompose, rot
- Όταν λιώσει το σώμα, τότε θα κάνουμε την εκταφή των οστών. ― Ótan liósei to sóma, tóte tha kánoume tin ektafí ton ostón. ― When the body decomposes, then we'll exhume the bones.
Conjugation
λιώνω (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)
Active voice ➤ | ||||
Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
1 sg | λιώνω | λιώσω | ||
2 sg | λιώνεις | λιώσεις | ||
3 sg | λιώνει | λιώσει | ||
1 pl | λιώνουμε, [‑ομε] | λιώσουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
2 pl | λιώνετε | λιώσετε | ||
3 pl | λιώνουν(ε) | λιώσουν(ε) | ||
Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
1 sg | έλιωνα | έλιωσα | ||
2 sg | έλιωνες | έλιωσες | ||
3 sg | έλιωνε | έλιωσε | ||
1 pl | λιώναμε | λιώσαμε | ||
2 pl | λιώνατε | λιώσατε | ||
3 pl | έλιωναν, λιώναν(ε) | έλιωσαν, λιώσαν(ε) | ||
Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
1 sg | θα λιώνω ➤ | θα λιώσω ➤ | ||
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα λιώνεις, … | θα λιώσεις, … | ||
Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … λιώσει έχω, έχεις, … λιωμένο, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ |
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Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … λιώσει είχα, είχες, … λιωμένο, ‑η, ‑ο |
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Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … λιώσει θα έχω, θα έχεις, … λιωμένο, ‑η, ‑ο |
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Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | ||
2 sg | λιώνε | λιώσε | ||
2 pl | λιώνετε | λιώστε | ||
Other forms | ||||
Active present participle ➤ | λιώνοντας ➤ | |||
Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας λιώσει ➤ | |||
Passive perfect participle ➤ | λιωμένος, -η, -ο ➤ | |||
Nonfinite form ➤ | λιώσει | |||
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. | |||
Synonyms
- (melt): υγροποιώ (ygropoió), ρευστοποιώ (refstopoió), τήκω (tíko)
- (dissolve): διαλύω (dialýo)
- (crush, mash): συνθλίβω (synthlívo), συντρίβω (syntrívo), πολτοποιώ (poltopoió)
- (wear out): παλιώνω (palióno)
- (lose weight): αδυνατίζω (adynatízo)
- (decompose, rot): σαπίζω (sapízo)
Antonyms
- (melt): παγώνω (pagóno, “congeal, freeze”), πήζω (pízo, “congeal, curdle”)
- (lose weight): παχαίνω (pachaíno, “gain weight, fatten”), γεμίζω (gemízo, “fill in, fatten”)
References
- ^ λιώνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language (Etymologies at DSMG were written by Evangelos Petrounias.)
- ^ λειώνω - 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.) (The lemma λιώνω redirects to λειώνω.)
- ^ λιώνω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.