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δάμνημι

-μι athematic Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: δάμνημι

Structure: δάμνᾱ (Stem) + μι (Ending)

Etym.: = dama/zw

Sense

  1. I tame, subdue, control
  2. (of women) I give in marriage, violate, have sex with
  3. I subdue, conquer, rule over
  4. I kill
  5. I overpower, overpower

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular δάμνημι δάμνης δάμνησιν*
Dual δάμνατον δάμνατον
Plural δάμναμεν δάμνατε δαμνάᾱσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular δαμνῶ δαμνῇς δαμνῇ
Dual δαμνῆτον δαμνῆτον
Plural δαμνῶμεν δαμνῆτε δαμνῶσιν*
OptativeSingular δαμναίην δαμναίης δαμναίη
Dual δαμναίητον δαμναιήτην
Plural δαμναίημεν δαμναίητε δαμναίησαν
ImperativeSingular δάμνᾱ δαμνάτω
Dual δάμνατον δαμνάτων
Plural δάμνατε δαμνάντων
Infinitive δαμνάναι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
δαμνᾱς δαμναντος δαμνᾱσα δαμνᾱσης δαμναν δαμναντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular δάμναμαι δάμνασαι δάμναται
Dual δάμνασθον δάμνασθον
Plural δαμνάμεθα δάμνασθε δάμνανται
SubjunctiveSingular δαμνῶμαι δαμνῇ δαμνῆται
Dual δαμνῆσθον δαμνῆσθον
Plural δαμνώμεθα δαμνῆσθε δαμνῶνται
OptativeSingular δαμναίμην δαμναῖο δαμναῖτο
Dual δαμναῖσθον δαμναίσθην
Plural δαμναίμεθα δαμναῖσθε δαμναῖντο
ImperativeSingular δάμνασο δαμνάσθω
Dual δάμνασθον δαμνάσθων
Plural δάμνασθε δαμνάσθων
Infinitive δάμνασθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
δαμναμενος δαμναμενου δαμναμενη δαμναμενης δαμναμενον δαμναμενου

Imperfect tense

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • δαμνᾷσ ἀνθρώπων πυκινὰσ φρένασ, οὐδέ τίσ ἐστιν οὕτωσ ἴφθιμοσ καὶ σοφὸσ ὥστε φυγεῖν. (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume I, , 1386-1389829)

Synonyms

  1. I tame

  2. I give in marriage

  3. I subdue

  4. I kill

  5. I overpower

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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