προσφύομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pros.pʰý.o.mai̯/ → /prosˈɸy.o.mɛ/ → /prosˈfi.o.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pros.pʰý.o.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /prosˈpʰy.o.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /prosˈɸy.o.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /prosˈfy.o.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /prosˈfi.o.me/

Verb

προσφῠ́ομαι • (prosphúomai)

1. present middle indicative first-person singular of προσφῠ́ω (prosphúō)

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Greek

Etymology

From the middle voice of Ancient Greek προσφῠ́ομαι (“I am attached, I cling”) of active προσφῠ́ω (“cause to grow”). Morphologically, from προσ- (“towards”) +‎ φύομαι (fýomai, “grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prosˈfi.o.me/
• Hyphenation: προσ‧φύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

προσφύομαι • (prosfýomai) deponent

1. (intransitive, formal) I am fully attached

Conjugation

προσφύομαι (deponent defective verb  deponent, defective verb: present stem only)

	Passive voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
1 sg	προσφύομαι	προσφυόμουν	θα προσφύομαι
2 sg	προσφύεσαι	προσφυόσουν	θα προσφύεσαι
3 sg	προσφύεται	προσφυόταν[ε]	θα προσφύεται
1 pl	προσφυόμαστε	προσφυόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	θα προσφυόμαστε
2 pl	προσφύεστε	προσφυόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	θα προσφύεστε
3 pl	προσφύονται	προσφύονταν	θα προσφύονται
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect	—	προσφύεστε
Other forms	Present participle ➤	Perfect participle ➤
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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

• προσφυής (prosfyís, “most suitable, competent”)
• προσφυώς (prosfyós, adverb)
• πρόσφυμα n (prósfyma, “affix”) (linguistics)
• πρόσφυση f (prósfysi, “attachment, ongrowth”)
• συμφύομαι (symfýomai, “grow together”)