δάμνημι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δαμάζω (damázō), δαμνάω (damnáō)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-. Cognates include Sanskrit दाम्यति (dāmyati) and Latin domō.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dám.nɛː.mi/ → /ˈðam.ni.mi/ → /ˈðam.ni.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dám.nɛː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdam.ne̝.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðam.ni.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðam.ni.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðam.ni.mi/

Verb

δάμνημῐ • (dámnēmi)

1. Synonym of δαμάζω (damázō)

Conjugation

   Present: δάμνημῐ, δάμνᾰμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δάμνημῐ	δάμνης	δάμνησῐ(ν)	δάμνᾰτον	δάμνᾰτον	δάμνᾰμεν	δάμνᾰτε	δαμνᾶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δαμνῶ	δαμνῇς	δαμνῇ	δαμνῆτον	δαμνῆτον	δαμνῶμεν	δαμνῆτε	δαμνῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δαμναίην	δαμναίης	δαμναίη	δαμναῖτον, δαμναίητον	δαμναίτην, δαμναιήτην	δαμναῖμεν, δαμναίημεν	δαμναῖτε, δαμναίητε	δαμναῖεν, δαμναίησᾰν
	imperative		δάμνη	δαμνᾰ́τω	δάμνᾰτον	δαμνᾰ́των		δάμνᾰτε	δαμνᾰ́ντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δάμνᾰμαι	δάμνᾰσαι	δάμνᾰται	δάμνᾰσθον	δάμνᾰσθον	δαμνᾰ́μεθᾰ	δάμνᾰσθε	δάμνᾰνται
	subjunctive	δαμνῶμαι	δαμνῇ	δαμνῆται	δαμνῆσθον	δαμνῆσθον	δαμνώμεθᾰ	δαμνῆσθε	δαμνῶνται
	optative	δαμναίμην	δάμναιο	δάμναιτο	δάμναισθον	δαμναίσθην	δαμναίμεθᾰ	δάμναισθε	δάμναιντο
	imperative		δάμνᾰσο	δαμνᾰ́σθω	δάμνᾰσθον	δαμνᾰ́σθων		δάμνᾰσθε	δαμνᾰ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δαμνᾰ́ναι				δάμνᾰσθαι
participle	m	δαμνᾱ́ς				δαμνᾰ́μενος
	f	δαμνᾶσᾰ				δαμνᾰμένη
	n	δαμνᾰ́ν				δαμνᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐδάμνην, ἐδαμνᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδάμνην	ἐδάμνης	ἐδάμνη / ἐδάμνᾱ	ἐδάμνᾰτον	ἐδαμνᾰ́την	ἐδάμνᾰμεν	ἐδάμνᾰτε	ἐδάμνᾰσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐδαμνᾰ́μην	ἐδάμνᾰσο	ἐδάμνᾰτο	ἐδάμνᾰσθον	ἐδαμνᾰ́σθην	ἐδαμνᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐδάμνᾰσθε	ἐδάμνᾰντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: δάμνην, δαμνᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δάμνην	δάμνης	δάμνη / δάμνᾱ	δάμνᾰτον	δαμνᾰ́την	δάμνᾰμεν	δάμνᾰτε	δάμνᾰσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	δαμνᾰ́μην	δάμνᾰσο	δάμνᾰτο	δάμνᾰσθον	δαμνᾰ́σθην	δαμνᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	δάμνᾰσθε	δάμνᾰντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐδαμνάσθην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	ἐδαμνάσθην	ἐδαμνάσθης	ἐδαμνάσθη	ἐδαμνάσθητον	ἐδαμνασθήτην	ἐδαμνάσθημεν	ἐδαμνάσθητε	ἐδαμνάσθησᾰν, ἐδάμνασθεν
	subjunctive	δαμνασθῶ	δαμνασθῇς	δαμνασθῇ	δαμνασθῆτον	δαμνασθῆτον	δαμνασθῶμεν	δαμνασθῆτε	δαμνασθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δαμνασθείην	δαμνασθείης	δαμνασθείη	δαμνασθεῖτον, δαμνασθείητον	δαμνασθείτην, δαμνασθειήτην	δαμνασθεῖμεν, δαμνασθείημεν	δαμνασθεῖτε, δαμνασθείητε	δαμνάσθειεν, δαμνασθείησᾰν
	imperative		δαμνάσθητῐ	δαμνασθήτω	δαμνάσθητον	δαμνασθήτων		δαμνάσθητε	δαμνασθέντων
							passive
infinitive							δαμνασθῆναι/δαμνασθήμεναι
participle	m						δαμνασθείς
	f						δαμνασθεῖσᾰ
	n						δαμνασθέν
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δαμνάσθην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	δαμνάσθην	δαμνάσθης	δαμνάσθη	δαμνάσθητον	δαμνασθήτην	δαμνάσθημεν	δαμνάσθητε	δαμνάσθησᾰν, δάμνασθεν
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

See δαμάζω for all other tenses.

Further reading

• “δάμνημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δάμνημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δάμνημι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δάμνημι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δάμνημι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δάμνημι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)