απεκδύομαι
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: ἀπεκδύομαι
Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀπεκδύομαι (apekdúomai, “take one's clothes off”), also with figurative sense. Morphologicaly, απ- (ap-) + εκδύω (ekdýo, “strip”) in the passive voice with -ομαι (-omai) ending.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
απεκδύομαι • (apekdýomai) deponent (past απεκδύθηκα)
- (figuratively) to divest oneself (of responsibility)
- (figuratively) to wash one's hands of [+genitive] or [+accusative][1]
- απεκδύομαι των ευθυνών μου (+genitive) ― apekdýomai ton efthynón mou ― I wash my hands of my responsibilities
- απεκδύομαι τις ευθύνες μου (+accusative) ― apekdýomai tis efthýnes mou
Conjugation[edit]
απεκδύομαι (deponent: passive forms only)
| Passive voice ➤ | ||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ |
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ |
| 1 sg | απεκδύομαι | απεκδυθώ |
| 2 sg | απεκδύεσαι | απεκδυθείς |
| 3 sg | απεκδύεται | απεκδυθεί |
| 1 pl | απεκδυόμαστε | απεκδυθούμε |
| 2 pl | απεκδύεστε, απεκδυόσαστε | απεκδυθείτε |
| 3 pl | απεκδύονται | απεκδυθούν(ε) |
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ |
| 1 sg | απεκδυόμουν(α) | απεκδύθηκα |
| 2 sg | απεκδυόσουν(α) | απεκδύθηκες |
| 3 sg | απεκδυόταν(ε) | απεκδύθηκε |
| 1 pl | απεκδυόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) | απεκδυθήκαμε |
| 2 pl | απεκδυόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) | απεκδυθήκατε |
| 3 pl | απεκδύονταν, (απεκδυόντουσαν) | απεκδύθηκαν, απεκδυθήκαν(ε) |
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ |
| 1 sg | θα απεκδύομαι ➤ | θα απεκδυθώ ➤ |
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα απεκδύεσαι, … | θα απεκδυθείς, … |
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … απεκδυθεί | |
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … απεκδυθεί | |
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … απεκδυθεί | |
| 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 | — | απεκδύσου |
| 2 pl | απεκδύεστε | απεκδυθείτε |
| Other forms | Passive voice | |
| Present participle ➤ | απεκδυόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | |
| Perfect participle ➤ | — | |
| Nonfinite form ➤ | απεκδυθεί | |
| 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[edit]
- απέκδυση f (apékdysi)
- and see: ενδύω (endýo, “I dress -formal”)
References[edit]
- ^ Both syntaxes, since Hellenistic times. Genitive is very common. Babiniotis dictionary opts for accusative.
Further reading[edit]
- απεκδύομαι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- απεκδύομαι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.