φαίνομαι
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰǎi̯.no.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpʰɛ.no.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɸɛ.no.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈfe.no.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈfe.no.me/
Verb
φαίνομαι • (phaínomai)
- first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of φαίνω (phaínō)
Greek
Verb
φαίνομαι • (faínomai) deponent (past φάνηκα)
- seem, appear
- Ο Γιώργος φαίνεται άρρωστος σήμερα. ― O Giórgos faínetai árrostos símera. ― George seems ill today.
- αυτά μου φαίνονται κινέζικα ― aftá mou faínontai kinézika ― it's all Greek to me (literally, “this seems Chinese to me”)
- appear
- Το πλοίο φαίνεται στον ορίζοντα. ― To ploío faínetai ston orízonta. ― The ship is appearing on the horizon.