μαυρίζω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μαυρίζω from Ancient Greek μαῦρος (maûros). Sense vote against from an old way of voting with small spherical 'votes', white (positive) and black (negative).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈvrizo/
Hyphenation: μαυ‧ρί‧ζω

Verb

μαυρίζω • (mavrízo) (past μαύρισα), passive μαυρίζομαι^[2]

(active voice)
1. (transitive) to blacken, make black
2. (intransitive) to blacken, become black
3. (intransitive) to tan, suntan
(also for passive voice)
1. to vote against (for a person)

Conjugation

μαυρίζω μαυρίζομαι

	Active voice ➤		Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤	Present	Dependent
1 sg	μαυρίζω	μαυρίσω	μαυρίζομαι	μαυριστώ
2 sg	μαυρίζεις	μαυρίσεις	μαυρίζεσαι	μαυριστείς
3 sg	μαυρίζει	μαυρίσει	μαυρίζεται	μαυριστεί

1 pl	μαυρίζουμε, [‑ομε]	μαυρίσουμε, [‑ομε]	μαυριζόμαστε	μαυριστούμε
2 pl	μαυρίζετε	μαυρίσετε	μαυρίζεστε, μαυριζόσαστε	μαυριστείτε
3 pl	μαυρίζουν(ε)	μαυρίσουν(ε)	μαυρίζονται	μαυριστούν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤	Imperfect	Simple past
1 sg	μαύριζα	μαύρισα	μαυριζόμουν(α)	μαυρίστηκα
2 sg	μαύριζες	μαύρισες	μαυριζόσουν(α)	μαυρίστηκες
3 sg	μαύριζε	μαύρισε	μαυριζόταν(ε)	μαυρίστηκε

1 pl	μαυρίζαμε	μαυρίσαμε	μαυριζόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	μαυριστήκαμε
2 pl	μαυρίζατε	μαυρίσατε	μαυριζόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	μαυριστήκατε
3 pl	μαύριζαν, μαυρίζαν(ε)	μαύρισαν, μαυρίσαν(ε)	μαυρίζονταν, (μαυριζόντουσαν)	μαυρίστηκαν, μαυριστήκαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤	Continuous	Simple
1 sg	θα μαυρίζω ➤	θα μαυρίσω ➤	θα μαυρίζομαι ➤	θα μαυριστώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα μαυρίζεις, …	θα μαυρίσεις, …	θα μαυρίζεσαι, …	θα μαυριστείς, …

	Perfect aspect ➤		Perfect aspect
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … μαυρίσει έχω, έχεις, … μαυρισμένο, ‑η, ‑ο ➤		έχω, έχεις, … μαυριστεί είμαι, είσαι, … μαυρισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … μαυρίσει είχα, είχες, … μαυρισμένο, ‑η, ‑ο		είχα, είχες, … μαυριστεί ήμουν, ήσουν, … μαυρισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … μαυρίσει θα έχω, θα έχεις, … μαυρισμένο, ‑η, ‑ο		θα έχω, θα έχεις, … μαυριστεί θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … μαυρισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο

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	μαύριζε	μαύρισε	—	μαυρίσου
2 pl	μαυρίζετε	μαυρίστε	μαυρίζεστε	μαυριστείτε

Other forms	Active voice		Passive voice
Present participle➤	μαυρίζοντας ➤		—
Perfect participle➤	έχοντας μαυρίσει ➤		μαυρισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤

Nonfinite form➤	μαυρίσει		μαυριστεί


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.

Derived terms

μαυρισμένος (mavrisménos, “blackened, tanned”, participle)
μαύρισμα n (mávrisma, “tanning, blackening”)
μαυρίζω στο ξύλο (mavrízo sto xýlo, “to beat someone up”)

Related terms

see: μαύρος (mávros, “black”, adjective)

References

^ μαυρίζω - 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.
^ * Passive form exists according to μαυρίζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[1] μαυρίζω - 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.

[2] * Passive form exists according to μαυρίζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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