θίγω

Greek

Etymology

Possibly via a learned borrowing from Koine Greek, from Ancient Greek θιγγάνω (thingánō), with semantic loan from French toucher.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ɣo/
Hyphenation: θί‧γω

Verb

θίγω • (thígo) (past έθιξα, passive θίγομαι, p‑past θίχτηκα, ppp θιγμένος) (transitive)

to hurt, to offend (to affront)
Synonym: προσβάλλω (prosvállo)
to adversely affect
(chiefly in the negative) to touch (:money, property, etc.)
to touch on, to touch upon (to mention briefly; to cursorily discuss)

Conjugation

θίγω θίγομαι

	Active voice ➤		Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤	Present	Dependent
1 sg	θίγω	θίξω	θίγομαι	θιχτώ
2 sg	θίγεις	θίξεις	θίγεσαι	θιχτείς
3 sg	θίγει	θίξει	θίγεται	θιχτεί

1 pl	θίγουμε, [‑ομε]	θίξουμε, [‑ομε]	θιγόμαστε	θιχτούμε
2 pl	θίγετε	θίξετε	θίγεστε, θιγόσαστε	θιχτείτε
3 pl	θίγουν(ε)	θίξουν(ε)	θίγονται	θιχτούν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤	Imperfect	Simple past
1 sg	έθιγα	έθιξα	θιγόμουν(α)	θίχτηκα
2 sg	έθιγες	έθιξες	θιγόσουν(α)	θίχτηκες
3 sg	έθιγε	έθιξε	θιγόταν(ε)	θίχτηκε

1 pl	θίγαμε	θίξαμε	θιγόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	θιχτήκαμε
2 pl	θίγατε	θίξατε	θιγόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	θιχτήκατε
3 pl	έθιγαν, θίγαν(ε)	έθιξαν, θίξαν(ε)	θίγονταν, (θιγόντουσαν)	θίχτηκαν, θιχτήκαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤	Continuous	Simple
1 sg	θα θίγω ➤	θα θίξω ➤	θα θίγομαι ➤	θα θιχτώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα θίγεις, …	θα θίξεις, …	θα θίγεσαι, …	θα θιχτείς, …

	Perfect aspect ➤		Perfect aspect
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … θίξει		έχω, έχεις, … θιχτεί
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … θίξει		είχα, είχες, … θιχτεί
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … θίξει		θα έχω, θα έχεις, … θιχτεί

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	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
2 sg	θίγε	θίξε	—	θίξου
2 pl	θίγετε	θίξτε, θίχτε¹	θίγεστε	θιχτείτε

Other forms	Active voice		Passive voice
Present participle➤	θίγοντας ➤		—
Perfect participle➤	έχοντας θίξει ➤		—

Nonfinite form➤	θίξει		θιχτεί


Notes Appendix:Greek verbs	1. Colloquial. • (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

References

^ θίγω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[1] θίγω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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