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CYPRIOT GRAMMAR

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longer), μαρανίσκω (to wilt), μιαλυνίσκω (to enlarge), μεγαλυνίσκω (to grow older), μεινίσκω (to reside), ξανίσκω (to spread/disperse),<br />

πασ’υνίσκω (to become fatter), πικρανίσκω (to bitter), πλατυνίσκω (to widen), πλυννίσκω (to wash), σκλερυνίσκω (to make harder),<br />

γιανίσκω (to heal yourself), φανίσκω (to make fabric), αλαγρυνίσκω (to rejoice) , αρκοντυνίσκω (to become an aristrocrat), δροσυνίσκω (to<br />

refresh), εύκολονίσκω (to make easier), κοντυνίσκω (to shorten), κουτσανίσκω (to become crippled), κουφανίσκω (to become deaf),<br />

κρυανίσκω (to cool down), λλιανίσκω (to make/become fewer), μαλαθκιανίσκω (to make/become softer), μιτσ’ανίσκω (to make/become<br />

smaller), παλγυνίσκω (to become older), παστυνίσκω (to loose weight), πελλανίσκω (to go crazy), πολλυνίσκω (to become more),<br />

στενυνίσκω (to narrow), ταντζ’υνίσκω (to become dirty), φτανύνισκω (to become sillier), φυρανίσκω (to begin to loose weight),<br />

χαμνυνίσκω (to relax/loosen up), χαντυνίσκω (to become dum), χλιανίσκω (to warm), χλομιανίσκω (to become pale), χοντρυνίσκω (to<br />

make thicker/fatter), ψιλγανίσκω (to investigate), ψυντρανίσκω (to become/make very thin), ριμανίσκω (to ripe/become an adult/become<br />

responsible), κρινίσκω (to judge), λεφτυνίσκω (to make thinner), πομεινίσκω (to wait), πληθυνισκω (to make more), βρίσκω (to find).<br />

16.1.7 –άσσω, -σω<br />

Example<br />

Αλλάσσω = to change<br />

ΕΝΝΙΚΟΣ_________ΠΛΥΧΗΝΝΤΙΚΟΣ<br />

Greek____________English<br />

Pers.Pr.__Verb_____Pers.Pr.___Verb<br />

Εγιώνι__αλλάσσω___Εμείς___αλλάσσομεν/ουμεν<br />

Εσούνι__αλλάσσεις__Εσείς___αλλάσσετε<br />

Τούτος__αλλάσσει__Τούτοι__αλλάσσουσιν/ουν<br />

Τούτη___αλλάσσει__Τούτες__αλλάσσουσιν/ουν<br />

Τούτον__αλλάσσει__Τούτα___αλλάσσουσιν/ουν<br />

–άσσω examples<br />

θκιαλλάσσω (to exchange), τάσσω (to promise/pledge), κατατάσσω (to enlist/categorize), λάσσω (to bark), μαλάσσω (to make softer),<br />

πετάσσω (to throw away), πράσσω (to act), προστάσσω (to command), στάσσω (to drip), ταράσσω (to move/scare sb), φράσσω (to block),<br />

φυλάσσω (to guard), χαράσσω (to carve/set a course), φαράσσω (to appear to someone).<br />

16.1.8 –άρω<br />

The above suffixes sometimes imply that the verb is of foreign origin. In Cypriot especially when borrowing verbs from English you can<br />

attach the above suffixes, –άρω when the verb ends in a consonant and –ρώ when in a vowel, to make them into viable verbs that can be<br />

conjugated.<br />

Example<br />

Καλάρω = to persuade<br />

ΕΝΝΙΚΟΣ_________ΠΛΥΧΗΝΝΤΙΚΟΣ<br />

Greek____________English<br />

Pers.Pr.__Verb_____Pers.Pr.___Verb<br />

Εγιώνι__καλάρω___Εμείς___καλάρομεν/ουμεν<br />

Εσούνι__καλάρεις__Εσείς___καλαρετε<br />

Τούτος__καλάρει__Τούτοι__καλάρουσιν/ουν<br />

Τούτη___καλάρει__Τούτες__καλάρουσιν/ουν<br />

Τούτον__καλάρει__Τούτα___καλάρουσιν/ουν<br />

–άρω examples<br />

ποζάρω (to pose), πασάρω (to pass sth), τσ’εκκάρω (to check), καλμάρω (to calm), ομάρω (to hope).<br />

16.1.9 Άλλα ρήματα Other Verbs<br />

Λαλώ (to say), τρώω (to eat), κλαίω (to cry), φταίω (to blame), αρέσκω (to be popular), βέχχω (to cough), ρέμπω (to stand out), χιέλω (to<br />

want), πέμπω (to send), μνύω (to mix), σμίω (to mix), βάλλω (to place), βαστάγνω (to wait), βρέχω (to wet) αρκώ (to be late), θέλω (to<br />

want), πονώ (to feel pain), λύω (to smash), ξύω (to scratch), καταλάβω (to understand). θαρώ (to believe/be certain/think), θωρώ (to see),<br />

άφτω (to light), γράφω (to write), στέκω (to stand), ρήγνω (to throw).<br />

16.1.10 Ανώμαλα ρήματα - Irregular Verbs<br />

βόσκω (to herd/shepherd animals), πάσκω (to suffer from sth), χάσκω (to be shocked/bewildered) are conjugated as such:<br />

ΕΝΝΙΚΟΣ_________ΠΛΥΧΗΝΝΤΙΚΟΣ<br />

Greek____________English<br />

Pers.Pr.__Verb___Pers.Pr.___Verb<br />

Εγιώνι__βόσκω___Εμείς___βόσ’ομεν/ουμεν<br />

Εσούνι__βόσ’εις__Εσείς___βόσ’ετε<br />

Τούτος__βόσ’ει__Τούτοι__βόσουσιν/ουν<br />

Τούτη___βόσ’ει__Τούτες__βόσ’ουσιν/ουν<br />

Τούτον__βόσ’ει__Τούτα___βόσ’ουσιν/ουν<br />

πααίννω (to go)<br />

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