χιονίζει

Greek

Etymology

Impersonal verb, inherited from 3rd person Ancient Greek χιονίζει (khionízei). By surface analysis, χιόνι (chióni, “snow”) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo, “suffix for verbs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çoˈni.zi/
• Hyphenation: χιο‧νί‧ζει

Verb

χιονίζει • (chionízei) impersonal (past χιόνισε, passive —) (only in 3rd persons singular)

1. to snow, to be snowing

Conjugation

χιονίζει   impersonal - active 3rd singular forms

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	—	—
2 sg	—	—
3 sg	χιονίζει	χιονίσει
1 pl	—	—
2 pl	—	—
3 pl	—	—
Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	—	—
2 sg	—	—
3 sg	χιόνιζε	χιόνισε
1 pl	—	—
2 pl	—	—
3 pl	—	—
Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	— ➤	— ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα χιονίζει	θα χιονίσει
	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχει χιονίσει	είμαι, είσαι, … χιονισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice)
Past perfect ➤	είχε χιονίσει	ήμουν, ήσουν, … χιονισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Future perfect ➤	θα έχει χιονίσει	θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … χιονισμένος, ‑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
2 sg	—	—
2 pl	—	—
Other forms
Active present participle ➤	—
Active perfect participle ➤	—
Passive perfect participle ➤	χιονισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Nonfinite form ➤	χιονίζει
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

• βρέξει χιονίσει (vréxei chionísei, “definitely, under all and any circumstances”)

Related terms

• see: χιόνι n (chióni, “snow”)