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τρέχω

τρέχω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • τράχω (trákhō) (Doric)

Verb

τρέχω (trékhō) future: θρέξω, δραμῶ aorist: ἔθρεξα, ἔδραμον perfect active: δεδράμηκα perfect mediopassive: δεδράμημαι

  1. (of people) to run
    1. (of things) to move quickly
  2. to run over
    1. to run a course, a heat

Inflection

The verb is often suppleted with forms from δραμεῖν (drameîn), especially the future and aorist.

Related terms

  • δρόμος (drómos) (related to the suppletive aorist root)

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρέχω (trékhō), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (to run).

Verb

τρέχω (trécho) (simple past έτρεξα, passive form )

  1. run, move quickly, sprint
    Έτρεξα για να προλάβω το τρένο.Étrexa gia na prolávo to tréno. ― I ran to catch the train.
  2. flee, run away
  3. flow, flow from, run
    Τρέχει η μύτη μου.Tréchei i mýti mou. ― My nose runs.
    Το ποτάμι τρέχειTo potámi tréchei ― The river flows.
  4. run, execute (a computer or computer program)
    Θα μπορούμε να τρέχουμε προγράμματα Windows.
    Tha boroúme na tréchoume prográmmata Windows.
    We shall be able to run Windows programs.

Conjugation