CYPRIOT GRAMMAR

Συγυρίζω -> συγύριση = συργύρισμαν
Συχχωρω -> συχχώρεση = συχχώρημαν
Στάσσω -> στάξη = στάξιμον
Σταύρωννω -> στάυρωση = στάυρωμαν
Στερεώννω -> στερέωση = στερέωμαν
Τηανίζω -> τηάνιση = τηάνισμαν
Φέγγω -> φέξη = φέτζ’ίσμαν
Φωτίζω -> φώτιση = φώτισμαν
Χάννω -> χάση = χάσιμον
Χαράσσω -> χάραξη = χάραμμαν
Χογλάζω -> χόγλαση = χόγλασμαν
Χωνεύκω -> χώνεψη = χώνεμμαν
45.6 Verbal Nouns and Infinitives in –ειν/-είν
In Cypriot there are many verbs which also have the Verbal Noun and Infinitive ending in –ει/-είν. Theoretically all verbs can simply drop
there –ω/-ώ ending and have it replaced with –ειν/–είν correspondingly which produces the Action Noun and the Infinitive for those Verbs.
However it is no longer the usual case with people. However the verbs below are the ones which follow this rule and are frequent.
Θκιανείν (the walking around), Λέειν (the saying), μασείν (the chewing), ξείν (the scratching), πατείν (the walking/stepping), φιλείν (the
kissing), βαφτίσειν (the christening), γαμήσειν (the fucking), καθίσειν (the sitting), μεθύσειν (the getting drunk), μοιράσειν (the sharing),
πετάσειν (the flying), ρέσειν (the), τζοιμήσειν (the sleeping), χουμίσειν (the boasting), χαρτώσειν (the getting enganged), δείν (the seeing),
πείν (the telling), πκιείν (the drinking), φαείν (the eating), στραφείν (the returning).
45.7 Verbal Adjectives
There is a considerable number of verbs in Cypriot which produce nouns which at the same time can also function as adverbs (they are
changed for gender accordingly). There is no rule of formation but merely the existence of these verbal adjectives. Thus I can do nothing
more than to simply list them here for the enrichment of your vocabulary.
-ητός
βουρητός (running), κολλητός (stuck), παρπατητός (walking), φορητός (portable), στητός (standing), τραβητός (pulling/pulled), χτυπητός
(hitten)
-στός
σβηστός (turned off), τραουηστός (sung/singing), τζ’οιμηστός (sleeping), χωστός (hidden).
-ιστός
Καθιστός (sat down), σ’ιστός (torn/rushing), χωριστός (divided/separated), τηανιστός (fried), σφοντζ’ιστός (wiped), σφραϊστός (sealed).
-αστός
πολογιαστός (sent away), βραστός (warm), χογλαστός (boiling), ταιρκαστός (matching).
-αφτός
καφτός (burning), βαφτός (painted), κρυφτός (hidden/quietened), αγραφτός (unwritten), σ’υφτός (bowed down), άνιφτος (with un
unwashed face).
-αχτός
μαλαχτός (soft), αντιναχτός (explown), πεταχτός (springing), ανοιχτός (open), ανάνοιχτός (unopened).
-ωτός
ξαπλωτός (laid down), μουλλωτός (quietened/shut up), στρωτός (spread over), πιντωτός (shoved in), βουλλωτός (plucked in), σηκωτός
(lifted up), σταυρωτός (crossed).
45.8 Negation for Verbal Adjectives
In this last section of this Chapter we will have a brief look on how to negate adjectives. The corresponding feature in English is done by
placing the prefix un- to the adjective. Examples: happy -> unhappy, lucky –> unlucky.
In Cypriot this prefix is α- and it added to almost all adjectives ending in –τος. For adjectives in –τος but who also start
with a vowel use the prefix ανά-. The tone mark is always placed in the third to last syllable.
Ανοιχτός -> ανάνοιχτος
Αντιναχτός -> ατίναχτος
Βραστός -> άβραστος
Καθιστός -> ακάθιστος
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