γοάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷewH- (“to call, invoke, cry”); probably related to βοάω (boáō, “to shout”) via a paradigmatic split. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *kawjaną (“to call, name”), Proto-Slavic *gȍvorъ (“talk”), Sanskrit जोगुवे (joguve, “to speak out loudly”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

γοᾰ́ω • (goắō)

  1. (intransitive) to wail in lamentation
  2. (transitive) to bewail; to lament

Conjugation

   Present: γοᾰ́ω (Epic, uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative γοᾰ́ω γοᾰ́εις γοᾰ́ει γοᾰ́ετον γοᾰ́ετον γοᾰ́ομεν γοᾰ́ετε γοᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive γοᾰ́ω,
γοᾰ́ωμῐ 		γοᾰ́ῃς,
γοᾰ́ῃσθᾰ 		γοᾰ́ῃ,
γοᾰ́ῃσῐ(ν) 		γοᾰ́ητον γοᾰ́ητον γοᾰ́ωμεν γοᾰ́ητε γοᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative γοᾰ́οιμῐ γοᾰ́οις,
γοᾰ́οισθᾰ 		γοᾰ́οι γοᾰ́οιτον γοᾰοίτην γοᾰ́οιμεν γοᾰ́οιτε γοᾰ́οιεν
imperative   γόᾰε γοᾰέτω γοᾰ́ετον γοᾰέτων   γοᾰ́ετε γοᾰόντων
active
infinitive γοᾰ́ειν,
γοᾰέμεν(αι),
γοᾰ́μεν(αι)
participle m γοᾰ́ων
f γοᾰ́ουσᾰ
n γοᾰ́ον
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: γοῶ (Epic, contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative γοῶ γοᾷς γοᾷ γοᾶτον γοᾶτον γοῶμεν γοᾶτε γοόωσῐ(ν),
γοῶσῐ(ν)
subjunctive γοῶ,
γοῶμῐ 		γοᾷς,
γοᾷσθᾰ 		γοᾷ,
γοᾷσῐ(ν) 		γοᾶτον γοᾶτον γοῶμεν γοᾶτε γοῶσῐ(ν)
optative γοῷμι γοῷς γοῷ γοῷτον γοῴτην γοῷμεν γοῷτε γοῷεν
imperative   γόᾱ γοᾱ́τω γοᾶτον γοᾱ́των   γοᾶτε γοώντων
active
infinitive γοᾶν,
γοήμεναι
participle m γοόων,
γοῶν
f γοόωσᾰ,
γοῶσᾰ
n γοόων,
γοῶν
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: γόᾰον (Epic, uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative γόᾰον γόᾰες γόᾰε(ν) γοᾰ́ετον γοᾰέτην γοᾰ́ομεν γοᾰ́ετε γόᾰον
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: γόων (Epic, contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative γόων γόᾱς γόᾱ γοᾶτον γοᾱ́την γοῶμεν γοᾶτε γόων,
γόον
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: γοᾰ́ᾰσκον (Epic, iterative)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative γοᾰ́ᾰσκον,
γόᾰσκον 		γοᾰ́ᾰσκες,
γόᾰσκες 		γοᾰ́ᾰσκε(ν),
γόᾰσκε(ν) 		γοᾰᾰ́σκετον,
γοᾰ́σκετον 		γοᾰᾰσκέτην,
γοᾰσκέτην 		γοᾰᾰ́σκομεν,
γοᾰ́σκομεν 		γοᾰᾰ́σκετε,
γοᾰ́σκετε 		γοᾰ́ᾰσκον,
γόᾰσκον
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: γοήσομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative γοήσομαι γοήσεαι,
γοήσῃ 		γοήσεται γοήσεσθον γοήσεσθον γοησόμε(σ)θᾰ γοήσεσθε γοήσονται
optative γοησοίμην γοήσοιο γοήσοιτο γοήσοισθον γοησοίσθην γοησοίμε(σ)θᾰ γοήσοισθε γοησοίᾰτο
middle
infinitive γοήσεσθαι
participle m γοησόμενος
f γοησομένη
n γοησόμενον
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “γοάω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 280-1

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