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γεμίζω
to fill /ʝeˈmizo/
verbB2#2335 most common
Also: to fill up, to load (a gun, etc.), to become full / get crowded
Example sentences
Γεμίζω το ποτήρι με νερό.
I fill the glass with water.
Κάθε πρωί γεμίζω την κούπα μου με καφέ.
Every morning I fill my mug with coffee.
Τα καλοκαίρια το νησί γεμίζει τουρίστες.
In summer the island fills with tourists.
Με το παραμικρό, τα μάτια της γεμίζουν δάκρυα.
At the slightest thing, her eyes fill with tears.
Η μυρωδιά του φρεσκοψημένου ψωμιού γέμισε όλο το σπίτι.
The smell of freshly baked bread filled the whole house.
Όσο κι αν προσπαθούσε, δεν κατάφερνε να γεμίσει το κενό που της είχε αφήσει εκείνος.
However much she tried, she couldn't manage to fill the void he had left her.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | γεμίζω | γέμισα | θα γεμίσω |
| 2sg | γεμίζεις | γέμισες | θα γεμίσεις |
| 3sg | γεμίζει | γέμισε | θα γεμίσει |
| 1pl | γεμίζουμε | γεμίσαμε | θα γεμίσουμε |
| 2pl | γεμίζετε | γεμίσατε | θα γεμίσετε |
| 3pl | γεμίζουν | γέμισαν | θα γεμίσουν |
Word family
γεμάτοςfull
γέμισμαfilling, stuffing
γεμιστάstuffed vegetables (the dish)
παραγεμίζωto overfill, to stuff
ξαναγεμίζωto refill
Etymology
Modern Greek γεμίζω descends from Ancient Greek γέμω 'to be full, be laden,' recast as an active transitive verb with the productive suffix -ίζω, so it means 'to make full.' The root traces to PIE *gem- 'to grasp, press together,' the image of things packed tight that lies behind a full vessel. The related noun γόμος 'cargo, ship's load' preserves the older sense of a densely packed load.
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