πατώνω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek πατώνω (patṓnō), from πάτος (pátos, “floor”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈto.no/
Hyphenation: πα‧τώ‧νω

Verb

πατώνω • (patóno) (past πάτωσα, passive —)

(transitive) to floor (cover or furnish with a floor)
Πρώτα απ’ όλα, θα πατώσουν το σπίτι και μετά θα χτίσουν τους τοίχους.
Próta ap’ óla, tha patósoun to spíti kai metá tha chtísoun tous toíchous.
First of all, they’ll floor the house and then they'll build the walls.
(transitive) to bottom (furnish with a bottom)
Ο βαρελάς πατώνει το βαρέλι.
O varelás patónei to varéli.
The cooper is bottoming the barrel.
(transitive) to tamp down (compact a substance until it is flat)
Ο παππούς πατώνει τον καπνό στην πίπα του.
O pappoús patónei ton kapnó stin pípa tou.
Grandad is tamping down the tobacco in his pipe.
(intransitive, mainly of the sea or rivers) to touch the bottom, touch the ground (be able to touch the seabed or riverbed)
Δεν πατώνω εδώ!
Den patóno edó!
I’m not touching bottom out here!
(intransitive, figuratively, of exams, contests, elections etc) to fail, come last
Σ’ αυτές τις εξετάσεις σίγουρα θα πατώσω επειδή δεν μελέτησα.
S’ aftés tis exetáseis sígoura tha patóso epeidí den melétisa.
I’m surely going to fail these exams since I didn't study.

Conjugation

πατώνω

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	πατώνω	πατώσω
2 sg	πατώνεις	πατώσεις
3 sg	πατώνει	πατώσει

1 pl	πατώνουμε, [‑ομε]	πατώσουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl	πατώνετε	πατώσετε
3 pl	πατώνουν(ε)	πατώσουν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	πάτωνα	πάτωσα
2 sg	πάτωνες	πάτωσες
3 sg	πάτωνε	πάτωσε

1 pl	πατώναμε	πατώσαμε
2 pl	πατώνατε	πατώσατε
3 pl	πάτωναν, πατώναν(ε)	πάτωσαν, πατώσαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα πατώνω ➤	θα πατώσω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα πατώνεις, …	θα πατώσεις, …

	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … πατώσει
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … πατώσει
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … πατώσει

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	πάτωνε	πάτωσε
2 pl	πατώνετε	πατώστε

Other forms
Active present participle ➤	πατώνοντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤	έχοντας πατώσει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤	—

Nonfinite form ➤	πατώσει


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

(floor): σανιδώνω (sanidóno)
(tamp down): πατικώνω (patikóno), στουπώνω (stoupóno)
(fail): αποτυχαίνω (apotychaíno)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “fail”): πετυχαίνω (petychaíno, “succeed”)

Derived terms

πάτωμα n (pátoma, “floor”)

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