τσούζω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek τσούζω (tsoúzō, “to hurt, to burn as punishment”), from τσούκζω (tsoúkzō), possibly from Ancient Greek σίζω (sízō, “to hiss, to sizzle, especially of the noise made by plunging hot metal into cold water”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡su.zo/
Hyphenation: τσού‧ζω

Verb

τσούζω • (tsoúzo) (past έτσουξα, passive —) (transitive, intransitive, chiefly in the third person)

to sting, to smart (to cause or be the site of sharp pain)
Τσούζουν τα μάτια μου. ― Tsoúzoun ta mátia mou. ― My eyes are stinging.
(figuratively) to sting (to cause a sharp emotional pain)

Conjugation

τσούζω (active forms only)

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	τσούζω	τσούξω
2 sg	τσούζεις	τσούξεις
3 sg	τσούζει	τσούξει

1 pl	τσούζουμε, [‑ομε]	τσούξουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl	τσούζετε	τσούξετε
3 pl	τσούζουν(ε)	τσούξουν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	έτσουζα	έτσουξα
2 sg	έτσουζες	έτσουξες
3 sg	έτσουζε	έτσουξε

1 pl	τσούζαμε	τσούξαμε
2 pl	τσούζατε	τσούξατε
3 pl	έτσουζαν, τσούζαν(ε)	έτσουξαν, τσούξαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα τσούζω ➤	θα τσούξω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα τσούζεις, …	θα τσούξεις, …

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

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	έτσουζε	έτσουξε
2 pl	τσούζετε	τσούξτε

Other forms
Active present participle ➤	τσούζοντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤	έχοντας τσούξει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤	—

Nonfinite form ➤	τσούξει


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

τσούξιμο n (tsoúximo)
τσουχτερός (tsouchterós)
τσούχτρα f (tsoúchtra)

References

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

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

[1]