ìme
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ime"
Italiot Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek εἶμαι (eîmai), from Ancient Greek εἰμί (eimí). Cognate with Greek είμαι (eímai)
Verb
ìme (Greek spelling είμαι)
- to be
Conjugation
| infinitive | èste | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present active participle3 | stasònta, stathònda | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| evò | esù | (e)cino | emì | esì | (e)cini | |
| present | ìme1 | ìse | ène, ìne | ìmesta1 | ìsesta, ìste | ène, ìne |
| imperfect | ìmona, ìmone, ìmmo(n)1,2 | ìsone, ìsso1 | ìto(n)2, ìtone, ìone | ìmasto, ìmosto, ìmmesta1 | ìsosto, ìsasto, ìste | ìsane, ìane, ìssa |
| past perfect | use the imperfect of verb ècho + the present active participle | |||||
1. These forms might be geminated by some speakers.
2. The final n may be omitted.
3. The present active participle is part of a suppletive paradigm.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
ìme
- genitive singular of ìm