ρέω

See also: ῥέω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥέω.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈre.o/
  • Hyphenation: ρέ‧ω

Verb

ρέω • (réo) (simple past έρρευσα, passive —)

  1. flow, run (of liquids)

Usage notes

Conjugation
ρέω   (active forms only)
Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg ρέω ρεύσω
2 sg ρέεις ρεύσεις
3 sg ρέει ρεύσει
1 pl ρέουμε, [‑ομε] ρεύσουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl ρέετε ρεύσετε
3 pl ρέουν(ε) ρεύσουν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg έρρεα έρρευσα
2 sg έρρεες έρρευσες
3 sg έρρεε έρρευσε
1 pl ρέαμε ρεύσαμε
2 pl ρέατε ρεύσατε
3 pl έρρεαν, ρέαν(ε) έρρευσαν, ρεύσαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα ρέω ➤ θα ρεύσω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα ρέεις, … θα ρεύσεις, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … ρεύσει
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … ρεύσει
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ρεύσει
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας, όταν, …).
Imperative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect Perfective aspect
2 sg ρέε ρεύσε
2 pl ρέετε ρεύστε
Other forms
Active present participle ➤   {ρέων, ρέουσα, ρέον} ➤
Active perfect participle ➤   έχοντας ρεύσει ➤
Passive perfect particple ➤ —
Nonfinite form ➤   ρεύσει
Notes    • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

And see their derivatives:
Compounds of the verb:

Related words (with compounds and derivatives)
  • ρεοστάτης m (reostátis, “rheostat”)
  • ρεοτροπισμός m (reotropismós, “rheotropism”) (botany)
  • ρεοταξία f (reotaxía, “rheotropism”) (botany)
  • ρεόφιλα n pl (reófila, “rheophile”) (zoology)
  • ρεύμα n (révma, “current”)
  • ρευματισμός m (revmatismós, “reumatism”)
  • ρευστοποίηση f (refstopoíisi, “liquidation”)
  • ρευστοποιώ (refstopoió, “liquidate”)
  • ρευστός (refstós, “liquid”)
  • ρευστότητα f (refstótita, “liquidity”)
  • ρέων m (réon, “flowing, running”) ρέουσα f (réousa) ρέον n (réon) (learned participle)
  • ροή f (roḯ, “flowing”)
  • -ρροώ (-rroó, “suffix for verbs”), -ρροϊκός (-rroïkós, “suffix for adjectives”)
  • ρυάκι n (ryáki, “stream”)
  • ρυθμός m (rythmós, “rhythm”)
  • ρύση f (rýsi, “flowing”)
  • ρυτό n (rytó, “ancient ceramic vase”)
  • μελίρρυτος (melírrytos, “pleasant in words -literally: honey-flowing-”)
  • χείμαρρος m (cheímarros, “torrent”)

References
  1. Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ρέω in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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