αιτούμαι

See also: αἰτοῦμαι

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αἰτοῦμαι (aitoûmai), contracted form of αἰτέομαι (aitéomai), mediopassive voice of αἰτέω (aitéō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈtu.me/
• Hyphenation: αι‧τού‧μαι

Verb

αιτούμαι • (aitoúmai) passive (past αιτήθηκα) & a rare active voice αιτώ (aitó)

1. (formal) request, ask by petition, call for

   (+ accusative) αιτούμαι βοήθεια ― aitoúmai voḯtheia ― I ask by petition (for) help

   (+ followed by genitive, very formal) αιτούμαι επιδόματος ― aitoúmai epidómatos ― I put forward a petition (for) subsidy

   (with να (na, “to”)) Αιτήθηκε να του δοθεί επιχορήγηση. ― Aitíthike na tou dotheí epichorígisi. ― S/He asked by petition to be awarded a subsidy.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• αίτημα n (aítima, “request”)
• αίτηση f (aítisi, “petition, application”)
• αιτούμενος (aitoúmenos, “applicant”, passive present participle)
• αιτών m (aitón, “applicant”), (common under petitions, above signature) αιτούσα (aitoúsa, “f”, active participle, from the rare αιτώ (aitó))
• and see: αιτία (aitía, “cause”)

Further reading

• αιτούμαι - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
• αιτούμαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• αιτώ - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
• αιτώ - 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.