τελειώνω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek τελειώνω (teleiṓnō), from Ancient Greek τελειῶ (teleiô), contracted form of τελειόω (teleióō, “complete, make perfect”) + -ώνω (-óno, suffix for verbs).[1]

Pronunciation

For sense: "finish"

  • IPA(key): /teˈʎo.no/
  • Hyphenation: τε‧λειώ‧νω

For sense: "make morally perfect" chiefly in the passive voice: τελειώνομαι

  • IPA(key): /te.liˈo.no/
  • Hyphenation: τε‧λει‧ώ‧νω

Verb

τελειώνω • (teleióno) (past τελείωσα/τέλειωσα, passive —) & τελειώνομαι (teleiónomai, passive with different sense)

  1. to finish, complete, end
    Η ταινία δεν έχει τελειώσει ακόμα. ― I tainía den échei teleiósei akóma. ― The film has not ended yet.
    Ο χρόνος τελείωσε! ― O chrónos teleíose! ― Time's up!
  2. to dismiss

Conjugation

  • αποτελειώνω (apoteleióno, “to consummate”)
  • ατέλειωτος (atéleiotos), ατελείωτος (ateleíotos, “endless”)
  • τελειοποιώ (teleiopoió, “make perfect”)
  • τελείωμα n (teleíoma, “finishing”)
  • τελειωμένος (teleioménos, participle)
  • τελειωμός m (teleiomós, “finishing”)
  • τελειώνομαι (teleiónomai, “to make oneself perfect”, passive voice)
  • τελείωση f (teleíosi, “perfection”)
    and see: τέλειος (téleios, “perfect”) & τέλος (télos, “end; aim”)

References

  1. τελειων- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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