συγκόπτω — meaning and conjugation pattern

Meaning

to shorten, contract, abridge; to cut short a sound or syllable in or of a word with syncope

Key forms

These forms are for συγκόπτω in the active voice.

TenseFirst-person singular (“I”)
Presentσυγκόπτω
Imperfectσυνέκοπτα
Simple past (aorist)συνέκοψα
Simple futureθα συγκόψω

How to use the conjugation model

Compare the active column of ανακαλύπτω (Conjugation I). The linked table shows that example verb.

Keep the stems and stress shown above for συγκόπτω. Use the example to compare person endings. A similar pattern does not mean that every alternative or expression in the example applies to this verb.

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These verbs also use ανακαλύπτω as their active model. Open a verb to compare its own stems and stress.

  • απονίπτω — to finish washing
  • καταρρίπτω — to shoot down, to bring down, to down (to make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground)
  • κόπτω — alternative form of κόβω (kóvo)
  • κρύπτω — alternative form of κρύβω (krývo)
  • ράπτω — to simplified spelling of the ancient ῥάπτω, in Standard Modern Greek: ράβω (rávo, “sew”)
  • ρίπτω — simplified spelling of the ancient ῥίπτω; in Standard Modern Greek: ρίχνω (ríchno, “throw”)

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