κυέω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō) (later)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁-éye-ti, from *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ky.é.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kyˈe.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /cyˈe.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /cyˈe.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ciˈe.o/
Verb
κῠέω • (kŭéō)
- (transitive) to be pregnant with (said of both humans and animals)
- (intransitive) to be pregnant
Conjugation
Present: κῠέω, κῠέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κῠέω | κῠέεις | κῠέει | κῠέετον | κῠέετον | κῠέομεν | κῠέετε | κῠέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κῠέω | κῠέῃς | κῠέῃ | κῠέητον | κῠέητον | κῠέωμεν | κῠέητε | κῠέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κῠέοιμῐ | κῠέοις | κῠέοι | κῠέοιτον | κῠεοίτην | κῠέοιμεν | κῠέοιτε | κῠέοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κῠ́εε | κῠεέτω | κῠέετον | κῠεέτων | κῠέετε | κῠεόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κῠέομαι | κῠέῃ, κῠέει |
κῠέεται | κῠέεσθον | κῠέεσθον | κῠεόμεθᾰ | κῠέεσθε | κῠέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | κῠέωμαι | κῠέῃ | κῠέηται | κῠέησθον | κῠέησθον | κῠεώμεθᾰ | κῠέησθε | κῠέωνται | |||||
| optative | κῠεοίμην | κῠέοιο | κῠέοιτο | κῠέοισθον | κῠεοίσθην | κῠεοίμεθᾰ | κῠέοισθε | κῠέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | κῠέου | κῠεέσθω | κῠέεσθον | κῠεέσθων | κῠέεσθε | κῠεέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κῠέειν | κῠέεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κῠέων | κῠεόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κῠέουσᾰ | κῠεομένη | |||||||||||
| n | κῠέον | κῠεόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: κῠῶ, κῠοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κῠῶ | κῠεῖς | κῠεῖ | κῠεῖτον | κῠεῖτον | κῠοῦμεν | κῠεῖτε | κῠοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κῠῶ | κῠῇς | κῠῇ | κῠῆτον | κῠῆτον | κῠῶμεν | κῠῆτε | κῠῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κῠοίην, κῠοῖμῐ |
κῠοίης, κῠοῖς |
κῠοίη, κῠοῖ |
κῠοῖτον, κῠοίητον |
κῠοίτην, κῠοιήτην |
κῠοῖμεν, κῠοίημεν |
κῠοῖτε, κῠοίητε |
κῠοῖεν, κῠοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | κῠ́ει | κῠείτω | κῠεῖτον | κῠείτων | κῠεῖτε | κῠούντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κῠοῦμαι | κῠεῖ, κῠῇ |
κῠεῖται | κῠεῖσθον | κῠεῖσθον | κῠούμεθᾰ | κῠεῖσθε | κῠοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | κῠῶμαι | κῠῇ | κῠῆται | κῠῆσθον | κῠῆσθον | κῠώμεθᾰ | κῠῆσθε | κῠῶνται | |||||
| optative | κῠοίμην | κῠοῖο | κῠοῖτο | κῠοῖσθον | κῠοίσθην | κῠοίμεθᾰ | κῠοῖσθε | κῠοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | κῠοῦ | κῠείσθω | κῠεῖσθον | κῠείσθων | κῠεῖσθε | κῠείσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κῠεῖν | κῠεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κῠῶν | κῠούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κῠοῦσᾰ | κῠουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | κῠοῦν | κῠούμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἐκῠ́εον, ἐκῠεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκῠ́εον | ἐκῠ́εες | ἐκῠ́εε(ν) | ἐκῠέετον | ἐκῠεέτην | ἐκῠέομεν | ἐκῠέετε | ἐκῠ́εον | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐκῠεόμην | ἐκῠέου | ἐκῠέετο | ἐκῠέεσθον | ἐκῠεέσθην | ἐκῠεόμεθᾰ | ἐκῠέεσθε | ἐκῠέοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἐκῠ́ουν, ἐκῠούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκῠ́ουν | ἐκῠ́εις | ἐκῠ́ει | ἐκῠεῖτον | ἐκῠείτην | ἐκῠοῦμεν | ἐκῠεῖτε | ἐκῠ́ουν | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐκῠούμην | ἐκῠοῦ | ἐκῠεῖτο | ἐκῠεῖσθον | ἐκῠείσθην | ἐκῠούμεθᾰ | ἐκῠεῖσθε | ἐκῠοῦντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: κῠήσω, κῠήσομαι, κῠηθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κῠήσω | κῠήσεις | κῠήσει | κῠήσετον | κῠήσετον | κῠήσομεν | κῠήσετε | κῠήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | κῠήσοιμῐ | κῠήσοις | κῠήσοι | κῠήσοιτον | κῠησοίτην | κῠήσοιμεν | κῠήσοιτε | κῠήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | κῠήσομαι | κῠήσῃ, κῠήσει |
κῠήσεται | κῠήσεσθον | κῠήσεσθον | κῠησόμεθᾰ | κῠήσεσθε | κῠήσονται | ||||
| optative | κῠησοίμην | κῠήσοιο | κῠήσοιτο | κῠήσοισθον | κῠησοίσθην | κῠησοίμεθᾰ | κῠήσοισθε | κῠήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | κῠηθήσομαι | κῠηθήσῃ, κῠηθήσει |
κῠηθήσεται | κῠηθήσεσθον | κῠηθήσεσθον | κῠηθησόμεθᾰ | κῠηθήσεσθε | κῠηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | κῠηθησοίμην | κῠηθήσοιο | κῠηθήσοιτο | κῠηθήσοισθον | κῠηθησοίσθην | κῠηθησοίμεθᾰ | κῠηθήσοισθε | κῠηθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | κῠήσειν | κῠήσεσθαι | κῠηθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | κῠήσων | κῠησόμενος | κῠηθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | κῠήσουσᾰ | κῠησομένη | κῠηθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | κῠῆσον | κῠησόμενον | κῠηθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἐκῠ́ησᾰ, ἐκῠησᾰ́μην, ἐκῠήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκῠ́ησᾰ | ἐκῠ́ησᾰς | ἐκῠ́ησε(ν) | ἐκῠήσᾰτον | ἐκῠησᾰ́την | ἐκῠήσᾰμεν | ἐκῠήσᾰτε | ἐκῠ́ησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | κῠήσω | κῠήσῃς | κῠήσῃ | κῠήσητον | κῠήσητον | κῠήσωμεν | κῠήσητε | κῠήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κῠήσαιμῐ | κῠήσειᾰς, κῠήσαις |
κῠήσειε(ν), κῠήσαι |
κῠήσαιτον | κῠησαίτην | κῠήσαιμεν | κῠήσαιτε | κῠήσειᾰν, κῠήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | κῠ́ησον | κῠησᾰ́τω | κῠήσᾰτον | κῠησᾰ́των | κῠήσᾰτε | κῠησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐκῠησᾰ́μην | ἐκῠήσω | ἐκῠήσᾰτο | ἐκῠήσᾰσθον | ἐκῠησᾰ́σθην | ἐκῠησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐκῠήσᾰσθε | ἐκῠήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | κῠήσωμαι | κῠήσῃ | κῠήσηται | κῠήσησθον | κῠήσησθον | κῠησώμεθᾰ | κῠήσησθε | κῠήσωνται | |||||
| optative | κῠησαίμην | κῠήσαιο | κῠήσαιτο | κῠήσαισθον | κῠησαίσθην | κῠησαίμεθᾰ | κῠήσαισθε | κῠήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | κῠ́ησαι | κῠησᾰ́σθω | κῠήσᾰσθον | κῠησᾰ́σθων | κῠήσᾰσθε | κῠησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐκῠήθην | ἐκῠήθης | ἐκῠήθη | ἐκῠήθητον | ἐκῠηθήτην | ἐκῠήθημεν | ἐκῠήθητε | ἐκῠήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | κῠηθῶ | κῠηθῇς | κῠηθῇ | κῠηθῆτον | κῠηθῆτον | κῠηθῶμεν | κῠηθῆτε | κῠηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κῠηθείην | κῠηθείης | κῠηθείη | κῠηθεῖτον, κῠηθείητον |
κῠηθείτην, κῠηθειήτην |
κῠηθεῖμεν, κῠηθείημεν |
κῠηθεῖτε, κῠηθείητε |
κῠηθεῖεν, κῠηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | κῠήθητῐ | κῠηθήτω | κῠήθητον | κῠηθήτων | κῠήθητε | κῠηθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | κῠῆσαι | κῠήσᾰσθαι | κῠηθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | κῠήσᾱς | κῠησᾰ́μενος | κῠηθείς | |||||||||
| f | κῠήσᾱσᾰ | κῠησᾰμένη | κῠηθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | κῠῆσᾰν | κῠησᾰ́μενον | κῠηθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: κεκῠ́ηκᾰ, κεκῠ́ημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κεκῠ́ηκᾰ | κεκῠ́ηκᾰς | κεκῠ́ηκε(ν) | κεκῠήκᾰτον | κεκῠήκᾰτον | κεκῠήκᾰμεν | κεκῠήκᾰτε | κεκῠήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κεκῠήκω | κεκῠήκῃς | κεκῠήκῃ | κεκῠήκητον | κεκῠήκητον | κεκῠήκωμεν | κεκῠήκητε | κεκῠήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κεκῠήκοιμῐ, κεκῠηκοίην |
κεκῠήκοις, κεκῠηκοίης |
κεκῠήκοι, κεκῠηκοίη |
κεκῠήκοιτον | κεκῠηκοίτην | κεκῠήκοιμεν | κεκῠήκοιτε | κεκῠήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κεκῠ́ηκε | κεκῠηκέτω | κεκῠήκετον | κεκῠηκέτων | κεκῠήκετε | κεκῠηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κεκῠ́ημαι | κεκῠ́ησαι | κεκῠ́ηται | κεκῠ́ησθον | κεκῠ́ησθον | κεκῠήμεθᾰ | κεκῠ́ησθε | κεκῠ́ηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | κεκῠημένος ὦ | κεκῠημένος ᾖς | κεκῠημένος ᾖ | κεκῠημένω ἦτον | κεκῠημένω ἦτον | κεκῠημένοι ὦμεν | κεκῠημένοι ἦτε | κεκῠημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κεκῠημένος εἴην | κεκῠημένος εἴης | κεκῠημένος εἴη | κεκῠημένω εἴητον, εἶτον |
κεκῠημένω εἰήτην, εἴτην |
κεκῠημένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν |
κεκῠημένοι εἴητε, εἶτε |
κεκῠημένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | κεκῠ́ησο | κεκῠήσθω | κεκῠ́ησθον | κεκῠήσθων | κεκῠ́ησθε | κεκῠήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κεκῠηκέναι | κεκῠῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κεκῠηκώς | κεκῠημένος | ||||||||||
| f | κεκῠηκυῖᾰ | κεκῠημένη | |||||||||||
| n | κεκῠηκός | κεκῠημένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐκεκῠήκειν, ἐκεκῠήμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκεκῠήκειν, ἐκεκῠήκη |
ἐκεκῠήκεις, ἐκεκῠήκης |
ἐκεκῠήκει(ν) | ἐκεκῠήκετον | ἐκεκῠηκέτην | ἐκεκῠήκεμεν | ἐκεκῠήκετε | ἐκεκῠήκεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐκεκῠήμην | ἐκεκῠ́ησο | ἐκεκῠ́ητο | ἐκεκῠ́ησθον | ἐκεκῠήσθην | ἐκεκῠήμεθᾰ | ἐκεκῠ́ησθε | ἐκεκῠ́ηντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
- κύημα (kúēma)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κυέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 797
Further reading
- “κυέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- κυέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- κυέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- κυέω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “κυέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- κυέω in Pape, Wilhelm (1914), Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.