CYPRIOT GRAMMAR

45.1 Verbal Nouns
Chapter 45: Verbal Nouns
Verbal nouns are nouns formed out of verbs. For example, to question -> questioning or to dance -> a dance. Unfortunately the whole
process in Cypriot is not exactly as easy as in English. However it is not complicated either.
In Cypriot there are two types of Verbal Nouns. The ones that refer to the action of the verb, or Nouns of Actions, and the ones that refer
to the result of the verb’s action, Resultative Nouns.
45.2 1 st Category
Ι. Verbs in –ευκω only have Resultative Nouns in –έμμαν.
Γυρεύκω -> γύρεμμαν
Δουλεύκω -> δούλεμμαν
ΙΙ. Verbs in –φκω only have Action Νouns in –ψιμον
Κόφκω -> κόψιμον
Ραφκω -> ράψιμον
Other:
άφκω -> άψιμον -> άμμαν
κόφκω -> κόψιμον -> κόμμαν
ράφκω -> ράψιμον -> ράμμαν
ΙΙΙ. Verbs in –ώννω only have Resultative Nouns in –ωμαν.
Κλαππώννω -> κλάππωμαν
Ισ’ώννω -> ίσ’ωμαν
Other:
Χώννω -> χώσιμον -> χώσμαν
IV. –ούννω, -ύννω, -ήννω, -ωθω have Action Nouns in –σιμον and Resultative Nouns in –σμαν
Κλάννω -> κλάσιμον -> κλάσμαν
Πκιάννω -> πκιάσιμον -> πκιάσμαν
Κρούζω -> κρούσιμον -> κρούσμαν
Σβήννω -> σβήσιμον -> σβήσμαν
Φτύννω -> φτύσιμον -> φτύσμαν
Κλώθω -> κλώσιμον -> κλώσμαν
Other:
Δήννω -> έδηα -> δήσιμον -> δήμμαν
V. Verbs in –αιννω and –ιννω have none.
VI. Verbs in –άζω and –ίζω only have Resultative Nouns in –ασμαν and –ισμαν correspondingly.
Θκιεβάζω -> θκιάβασμαν
Ξιτιμάζω -> ξιτίμασμαν
Μνουσ’ίζω -> μνούσ’ισμαν
Κουσπίζω -> κούσπισμαν
Other:
Αναστενάζω -> αναστενάξιμον -> αναστέναγμαν
Βράζω -> βράσιμον -> βράσμαν
Νυστάζω -> νυστάξιμον -> νύσταμαν
Σπάζω -> σπάσιμον -> σπάσμαν
VII. Verbs in and –αίζω have Action Nouns in –σιμον and -ξιμον correspondingly and those in –ούζω Resultative Nouns in –σμαν.
Κρούζω -> κρούσιμον -> κρούσμαν
Παίζω -> παίξιμον
VIII. Verbs in –ρνω.
Σπέρνω -> - -> σπέρμαν
Παίρνω -> - -> πέρμαν
Χτέρνω -> χτέρσιμον -> χτάρμαν
Δέρνω -> δέρσιμον -> -
Συρνω -> σύρσιμον -> -
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