ωρύομαι

See also: ὠρύομαι

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὠρύομαι (ōrúomai). Cognate with Latin rāvis (“hoarseness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈri.o.me/
• Hyphenation: ω‧ρύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

ωρύομαι • (orýomai) deponent found only in the present and imperfect tenses

1. (formal) to howl (with anger, pain)
2. to howl (also of animals)

Conjugation

ωρύομαι (deponent defective verb)

	Passive voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
1 sg	ωρύομαι	ωρυόμουν(α)	θα ωρύομαι
2 sg	ωρύεσαι	ωρυόσουν(α)	θα ωρύεσαι
3 sg	ωρύεται	ωρυόταν(ε)	θα ωρύεται
1 pl	ωρυόμαστε	ωρυόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	θα ωρυόμαστε
2 pl	ωρύεστε, ωρυόσαστε	ωρυόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	θα ωρύεστε, θα ωρυόσαστε
3 pl	ωρύονται	ωρύονταν, (ωρυόντουσαν)	θα ωρύονται
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect	—	ωρύεστε
Other forms	Present participle ➤	Perfect participle ➤
	ωρυόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤	—
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.

Synonyms

Of animals and humans:

• ουρλιάζω (ourliázo)

Of humans:

• κραυγάζω (kravgázo)
• φωνάζω δυνατά (fonázo dynatá, “shout loudly”)

Further reading

• “ωρύομαι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998