"σπάω" meaning in Greek

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Verb

IPA: /ˈspa.o/
Etymology: From Byzantine Greek σπῶ (spô) / σπάω (spáō), from Ancient Greek σπάω (spáō), of Proto-Indo-European origin. Also see σπάζω (spázo). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|σπῶ|}} Byzantine Greek σπῶ (spô), {{m|grc|σπάω}} σπάω (spáō), {{inh|el|grc|σπάω}} Ancient Greek σπάω (spáō), {{der|el|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{m|el|σπάζω}} σπάζω (spázo) Head templates: {{head|el|verbs|head=|sort=}} σπάω • (spáo), {{el-verb|imperfect=έσπαγα|passive=-|past=έσπασα|ppp=σπασμένος}} σπάω • (spáo) (imperfect έσπαγα, past έσπασα, passive —, ppp σπασμένος) Forms: spáo [romanization], έσπαγα [imperfect], έσπασα [past], σπασμένος [participle, passive, perfect], no-table-tags [table-tags], σπάω [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, present, singular], σπάζω → [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, informal, present, singular], σπω (σπάζω →) [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, present, singular], σπάσω [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, singular], σπας [active, imperfective, indicative, present, second-person, singular], σπάσεις [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, second-person, singular], σπάει [active, imperfective, indicative, present, singular, third-person], σπάσει [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, singular, third-person], σπάμε [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, plural, present], σπάσουμε [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, plural], ‑ομε [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, plural, rare], σπάτε [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, second-person], σπάσετε [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, second-person], σπάνε [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, third-person], σπαν [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, third-person], σπάσουν [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, third-person], σπάσουνε [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, third-person], έσπαγα (→ έσπαζα) [active, first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, singular], έσπασα [active, first-person, indicative, past, perfective, singular], έσπαγες [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, second-person, singular], έσπασες [active, indicative, past, perfective, second-person, singular], έσπαγε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, singular, third-person], έσπασε [active, indicative, past, perfective, singular, third-person], σπάγαμε [active, first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural], σπάσαμε [active, first-person, indicative, past, perfective, plural], σπάγατε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, second-person], σπάσατε [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, second-person], έσπαγαν [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], σπάγαν [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], σπάγανε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], έσπασαν [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], σπάσαν [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], σπάσανε [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], θα σπάω [active, first-person, future, imperfective, indicative, progressive, singular], θα σπάσω [active, first-person, future, indicative, perfective, singular], Formed using present [active, future, imperfective, perfective, subjunctive], dependent (for simple past) [active, future, imperfective, perfective, subjunctive], present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). [active, future, imperfective, perfective, subjunctive], σπάε [active, imperative, imperfective, second-person, singular], σπάσε [active, imperative, perfective, second-person, singular], σπάτε [active, imperative, imperfective, plural, second-person], σπάστε [active, imperative, perfective, plural, second-person], σπώντας (→ σπάζοντας) [active, indeclinable, participle, present], έχοντας σπάσει [active, indeclinable, participle, perfect], σπασμένος [indeclinable, participle, passive, perfect], -η [indeclinable, participle, passive, perfect], -ο [indeclinable, participle, passive, perfect], σπάσει [infinitive-aorist]
  1. Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)
    (transitive) to break     Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-σπάω-el-verb-xjl06MAu Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek verbs conjugating like 'σπάω' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Greek verbs conjugating like 'σπάω': 25 25 25 25
  2. Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)
    (intransitive) to break (into two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)     Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-σπάω-el-verb-g-Q0B95Y Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek verbs conjugating like 'σπάω' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Greek verbs conjugating like 'σπάω': 25 25 25 25
  3. Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)
    (slang) to split     Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-σπάω-el-verb-xaCTJCWZ Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek verbs conjugating like 'σπάω' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Greek verbs conjugating like 'σπάω': 25 25 25 25
  4. Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)
    (colloquial) to irritate     Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-σπάω-el-verb-kZnvmE1Z Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek verbs conjugating like 'σπάω' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Greek verbs conjugating like 'σπάω': 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: σπω (spo) [uncommon] Derived forms: μου τη σπάει (mou ti spáei) (english: it irritates me) [colloquial], σπάω στο ξύλο (spáo sto xýlo) (english: to beat someone up) Related terms: ξεσπάω (xespáo), ξεσπώ (xespó) Related terms (and see): σπάζω (spázo)
Disambiguation of 'and see': 0 100 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "it irritates me",
      "roman": "mou ti spáei",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "μου τη σπάει"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to beat someone up",
      "roman": "spáo sto xýlo",
      "word": "σπάω στο ξύλο"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπαγα",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπασα",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "σπάω",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "σπάζω →",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "σπω (σπάζω →)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπας",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσεις",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσουμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑ομε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάτε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπαγα (→ έσπαζα)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπασα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπαγες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπασες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπαγε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπασε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάγαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάγατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπαγαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάγαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάγανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπασαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα σπάω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα σπάσω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Formed using present",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dependent (for simple past)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάτε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπώντας (→ σπάζοντας)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έχοντας σπάσει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπασμένος",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-η",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ο",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive-aorist"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "sort": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "imperfect": "έσπαγα",
        "passive": "-",
        "past": "έσπασα",
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      },
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      "name": "el-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "xespáo",
      "word": "ξεσπάω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "xespó",
      "word": "ξεσπώ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
      "roman": "spázo",
      "sense": "and see",
      "word": "σπάζω"
    }
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "to break"
      ],
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          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
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        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "(transitive) to break"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "to break (into two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπάω-el-verb-g-Q0B95Y",
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        [
          "σπάζω",
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        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
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        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "(intransitive) to break (into two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "to split"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπάω-el-verb-xaCTJCWZ",
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        [
          "σπάζω",
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          "split",
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        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "This professor really gets on my nerves.",
          "roman": "Mou ti spáei polý aftós o kathigitís.",
          "text": "Μου τη σπάει πολύ αυτός ο καθηγητής.",
          "type": "example"
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        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
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        [
          "σπάζω",
          "σπάζω#Greek"
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          "irritate",
          "irritate"
        ]
      ],
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        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
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      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspa.o/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        "uncommon"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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    "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms inherited from Byzantine Greek",
    "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "english": "it irritates me",
      "roman": "mou ti spáei",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
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      "word": "μου τη σπάει"
    },
    {
      "english": "to beat someone up",
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      "form": "έσπασα",
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        "perfective",
        "singular"
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      "form": "σπας",
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      "form": "σπάσεις",
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        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "σπάει",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "‑ομε",
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      "form": "σπάνε",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "σπαν",
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        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "σπάσουν",
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        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "σπάσουνε",
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        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έσπαγα (→ έσπαζα)",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "first-person",
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        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
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      "form": "έσπαγες",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
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      "form": "έσπαγε",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "σπάσαμε",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "σπάγατε",
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    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσατε",
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        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
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      "form": "έσπαγαν",
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      "form": "σπάγαν",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "σπάγανε",
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        "indicative",
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    {
      "form": "έσπασαν",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα σπάω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα σπάσω",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Formed using present",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dependent (for simple past)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσε",
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        "active",
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        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "σπάτε",
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        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "σπάστε",
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        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπώντας (→ σπάζοντας)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έχοντας σπάσει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπασμένος",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-η",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ο",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπάσει",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive-aorist"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "verbs",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "passive": "-",
        "past": "έσπασα",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "roman": "xespáo",
      "word": "ξεσπάω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xespó",
      "word": "ξεσπώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spázo",
      "sense": "and see",
      "word": "σπάζω"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "to break"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "σπάζω",
          "σπάζω#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "(transitive) to break"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "to break (into two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "σπάζω",
          "σπάζω#Greek"
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        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "(intransitive) to break (into two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "to split"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "σπάζω",
          "σπάζω#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "(slang) to split"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek colloquialisms",
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This professor really gets on my nerves.",
          "roman": "Mou ti spáei polý aftós o kathigitís.",
          "text": "Μου τη σπάει πολύ αυτός ο καθηγητής.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "to irritate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "σπάζω",
          "σπάζω#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "irritate",
          "irritate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Alternative form of σπάζω (spázo) (active voice only)",
        "(colloquial) to irritate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspa.o/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "spo",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "σπω"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σπάω"
}

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