εύχομαι
See also: εὔχομαι
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (“pray, wish”),[1] from Proto-Hellenic *eukʰomai, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éwgʰ-e-ti, metathesized thematic present from *h₁wegʷʰ- (“to promise, to praise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈef.xo.me/
- Hyphenation: εύ‧χο‧μαι
Verb
εύχομαι • (éfchomai) deponent (past ευχήθηκα)
- to wish
- Σου εύχομαι χρόνια πολλά για τα γενέθλιά σου.
- Sou éfchomai chrónia pollá gia ta genéthliá sou.
- I wish you many years for your birthday.
Conjugation
εύχομαι (deponent: passive forms only)
| Passive voice ➤ | ||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ |
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ |
| 1 sg | εύχομαι | ευχηθώ |
| 2 sg | εύχεσαι | ευχηθείς |
| 3 sg | εύχεται | ευχηθεί |
| 1 pl | ευχόμαστε, {ευχόμεθα} | ευχηθούμε |
| 2 pl | εύχεστε, ευχόσαστε, {εύχεσθε} | ευχηθείτε |
| 3 pl | εύχονται | ευχηθούν(ε) |
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ |
| 1 sg | ευχόμουν(α) | ευχήθηκα |
| 2 sg | ευχόσουν(α) | ευχήθηκες |
| 3 sg | ευχόταν(ε) | ευχήθηκε |
| 1 pl | ευχόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) | ευχηθήκαμε |
| 2 pl | ευχόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) | ευχηθήκατε |
| 3 pl | εύχονταν, (ευχόντουσαν) | ευχήθηκαν, ευχηθήκαν(ε) |
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ |
| 1 sg | θα εύχομαι ➤ | θα ευχηθώ ➤ |
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα εύχεσαι, … | θα ευχηθείς, … |
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … ευχηθεί | |
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … ευχηθεί | |
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ευχηθεί | |
| 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 | {εύχου} | ευχήσου |
| 2 pl | εύχεστε | ευχηθείτε |
| Other forms | Passive voice | |
| Present participle ➤ | ευχόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | |
| Perfect participle ➤ | — | |
| Nonfinite form ➤ | ευχηθεί | |
| 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. | |
Related terms
with εύχομαι
- αντεύχομαι (antéfchomai, “wish back”)
- απεύχομαι (apéfchomai, “wish away”)
- προσεύχομαι (proséfchomai, “pray”)
and
- απευκταίος (apefktaíos, “undesired”)
- απευχή f (apefchí, “not a wish”)
- ευκταίος (efktaíos, “desired”)
- ευχέλαιο n (efchélaio, “holy oil for blessings”) (religion)
- ευχετήριος (efchetírios, “with greetings”)
- ευχέτης m (efchétis) (ecclesiastic)
- ευχετικός (efchetikós, “wishing, desiderative”)
- ευχή f (efchí, “wish”)
- ευχολογικός (efchologikós, “related to ευχολόγιο”)
- ευχολόγιο n (efchológio, “book with prayers, blessings; wishful thinking”) (ecclesiastic)
- προσευχή f (prosefchí, “prayer”)
- προσευχητάριο n (prosefchitário), προσευχητάρι n (prosefchitári, “book with prayers”) (ecclesiastic)
References
- εύχομαι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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