μεσολαβώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek μεσολαβῶ (mesolabô, “to catch in the middle, to intercept”),[1] from Ancient Greek μεσολαβέω (mesolabéō, “to seize; to interrupt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.so.laˈvo/
  • Hyphenation: με‧σο‧λα‧βώ

Verb

μεσολαβώ • (mesolavó) (past μεσολάβησα) (intransitive)

  1. to mediate, to intercede (to act as a mediator)
  2. to intervene (to come between, or to be between, persons or things)
  3. to intervene, to intercede (to occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; to pass between)

Conjugation

μεσολαβώ   (active forms only)
Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg μεσολαβήσω
2 sg μεσολαβείς μεσολαβήσεις
3 sg μεσολαβεί μεσολαβήσει
1 pl μεσολαβούμε μεσολαβήσουμε, [-ομε]
2 pl μεσολαβείτε μεσολαβήσετε
3 pl μεσολαβούν(ε) μεσολαβήσουν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg μεσολαβούσα μεσολάβησα
2 sg μεσολαβούσες μεσολάβησες
3 sg μεσολαβούσε μεσολάβησε
1 pl μεσολαβούσαμε μεσολαβήσαμε
2 pl μεσολαβούσατε μεσολαβήσατε
3 pl μεσολαβούσαν(ε) μεσολάβησαν, μεσολαβήσαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα ➤ θα μεσολαβήσω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα μεσολαβείς, … θα μεσολαβήσεις, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … μεσολαβήσει  
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … μεσολαβήσει  
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … μεσολαβήσει  
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 — μεσολάβησε
2 pl μεσολαβείτε μεσολαβήστε
Other forms
Active present participle ➤   μεσολαβώντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤   έχοντας μεσολαβήσει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤ —
Nonfinite form ➤   μεσολαβήσει
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

  • παρεμβαίνω (paremvaíno)

Derived terms

  • μεσολάβηση f (mesolávisi)

References

  1. ^ μεσολαβώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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