λυσσάω

Greek

Alternative forms

λυσσάζω (lyssázo), λυσσιάζω (lyssiázo) (rare, idiomatic)
λυσσώ (lyssó) (rare)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek λυσσῶ (lussô) (contracted form of λυσσάω (lussáō)) the modern ending -άω (-áo), from λύσσα (lússa, “rabies”). Also see the mediaeval λυσσιάζω (lussiázō).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈsa.o/
Hyphenation: λυσ‧σάώ

Verb

λυσσάω • (lyssáo) (past λύσσαξα, passive —, ppp λυσσασμένος)

(of animals and sometimes humans) to go rabid, be afflicted with rabies
(of humans and natural phenomena, figuratively) to go mad, be furious, rage
(of humans, figuratively) to be obsessed with, be manic about

Conjugation

λυσσάω (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	λυσσάω [λυσσώ]¹	λυσσάξω
2 sg	λυσσάς	λυσσάξεις
3 sg	λυσσάει, λυσσά	λυσσάξει

1 pl	λυσσάμε, λυσσούμε	λυσσάξουμε
2 pl	λυσσάτε	λυσσάξετε
3 pl	λυσσάνε, λυσσάν, λυσσούν(ε)	λυσσάξουν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	λυσσούσα, λύσσαγα	λύσσαξα
2 sg	λυσσούσες, λύσσαγες	λύσσαξες
3 sg	λυσσούσε, λύσσαγε	λύσσαξε

1 pl	λυσσούσαμε, λυσσάγαμε	λυσσάξαμε
2 pl	λυσσούσατε, λυσσάγατε	λυσσάξατε
3 pl	λυσσούσαν(ε), λύσσαγαν, (λυσσάγανε)	λύσσαξαν, λυσσάξαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα λυσσάω, θα λυσσώ ➤	θα λυσσάξω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα λυσσάς, …	θα λυσσάξεις, …

	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … λυσσάξει	είμαι, είσαι, ... λυσσασμένος, -η, -ο ➤ (also passive voice)
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … λυσσάξει	ήμουν, ήσουν, ... λυσσασμένος, -η, -ο
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … λυσσάξει	θα είμαι, θα είσαι, ... λυσσασμένος, -η, -ο

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	λύσσα, λύσσαγε	λύσσαξε, λύσσα
2 pl	λυσσάτε	λυσσάξτε

Other forms
Active present participle ➤	λυσσώντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤	έχοντας λυσσάξει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤	λυσσασμένος, -η, -ο ➤

Nonfinite form ➤	λυσσάξει


Notes Appendix:Greek verbs	1. The -ώ, -ούμε, -ούν endings are not common for this verb. • (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Related terms

λυσσομανάω (lyssomanáo)

and see: λύσσα f (lýssa, “rabies”)

References

^ λυσσάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[1] λυσσάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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