βρωμάω
Greek
Alternative forms
- βρωμώ (vromó)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βρομέω (broméō) / βρομῶ (bromô, “to make loud noise”), from βρόμος (brómos, “loud noise”), from βρέμω (brémō, “to crash, to bang”). Related to βρόμη (vrómi, “oats”). Modern sense acquired from association of certain loud noises with a bad smell following. Compare Irish English bang (“strong smell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɾoˈmao/
- Hyphenation: βρω‧μά‧ω
Verb
βρωμάω, βρωμώ • (vromáo, vromó) (past βρώμησα, passive —)
- (transitive, intransitive, proscribed) Alternative form of βρομάω (vromáo)
Usage notes
The forms with omega (βρω-) as seen here is considered incorrect but is widely found nonetheless. This form resulted from the the religious phrase "σκωλήκων βρῶμα καὶ δυσωδία" ("food of the worms and stink") which is used in the burial service. The etymologically unrelated word βρῶμα (brôma) (derived from βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”)) was misinterpreted as 'bad smell' instead of 'food'.
Conjugation
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | βρωμάω, βρωμώ | βρωμήσω | ||
| 2 sg | βρωμάς | βρωμήσεις | ||
| 3 sg | βρωμάει, βρωμά | βρωμήσει | ||
| 1 pl | βρωμάμε, βρωμούμε | βρωμήσουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | βρωμάτε | βρωμήσετε | ||
| 3 pl | βρωμάν(ε), βρωμούν(ε) | βρωμήσουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | βρωμούσα, βρώμαγα | βρώμησα | ||
| 2 sg | βρωμούσες, βρώμαγες | βρώμησες | ||
| 3 sg | βρωμούσε, βρώμαγε | βρώμησε | ||
| 1 pl | βρωμούσαμε, βρωμάγαμε | βρωμήσαμε | ||
| 2 pl | βρωμούσατε, βρωμάγατε | βρωμήσατε | ||
| 3 pl | βρωμούσαν(ε), βρώμαγαν, (βρωμάγανε) | βρώμησαν, βρωμήσαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα βρωμάω, θα βρωμώ ➤ | θα βρωμήσω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα βρωμάς, … | θα βρωμήσεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … βρωμήσει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … βρωμήσει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … βρωμήσει | |||
| 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 | βρώμα, βρώμαγε | βρώμησε, βρώμα | ||
| 2 pl | βρωμάτε | βρωμήστε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | βρωμώντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας βρωμήσει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect particple ➤ | 1 ➤ | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | βρωμήσει | |||
| 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. | |||