βρομάω

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρομέω (broméō) / βρομῶ (bromô, “to make loud noise”), from βρόμος (brómos, “loud noise”), from βρέμω (brémō, “to crash, to bang”). Related to βρόμη (vrómi, “oats”). Modern sense acquired from association of certain loud noises with a bad smell following. Compare Irish English bang (“strong smell”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɾoˈmao/
  • Hyphenation: βρο‧μά‧ω

Verb

βρομάω, βρομώ • (vromáo, vromó) (past βρόμησα, passive —)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) smell (of), stink (of), reek (of) (to give off a bad odour)
    Τα πόδια σου βρομάνε. ― Ta pódia sou vrománe. ― Your feet smell.
    Επειδή καπνίζει συνεχώς, τα ρούχα του βρομάνε τσιγαρίλα. ― Epeidí kapnízei synechós, ta roúcha tou vrománe tsigaríla. ― Since he smokes constantly, his clothes reek of cigarettes.
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) stink, be fishy (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth)
    Η ιστορία του βρομάει. ― I istoría tou vromáei. ― His story is fishy / Something's fishy about his story.

Usage notes

The forms with omega (βρω-) are also widely found. This is considered an incorrect form. It resulted from the the religious phrase "σκωλήκων βρῶμα καὶ δυσωδία" ("food of the worms and bad smell") which is used in the burial service. The etymologically unrelated word βρῶμα (brôma) (derived from βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”)) was misinterpreted as 'bad smell' instead of 'food' and the spelling with omega stuck.

Conjugation
βρομάω / βρομώ   (active forms only)
Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg βρομάω, βρομώ βρομήσω
2 sg βρομάς βρομήσεις
3 sg βρομάει, βρομά βρομήσει
1 pl βρομάμε, βρομούμε βρομήσουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl βρομάτε βρομήσετε
3 pl βρομάν(ε), βρομούν(ε) βρομήσουν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg βρομούσα, βρόμαγα βρόμησα
2 sg βρομούσες, βρόμαγες βρόμησες
3 sg βρομούσε, βρόμαγε βρόμησε
1 pl βρομούσαμε, βρομάγαμε βρομήσαμε
2 pl βρομούσατε, βρομάγατε βρομήσατε
3 pl βρομούσαν(ε), βρόμαγαν, (βρομάγανε) βρόμησαν, βρομήσαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα βρομάω, θα βρομώ ➤ θα βρομήσω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα βρομάς, … θα βρομήσεις, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … βρομήσει
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … βρομήσει
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … βρομήσει
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 βρόμα, βρόμαγε βρόμησε, βρόμα
2 pl βρομάτε βρομήστε
Other forms
Active present participle ➤   βρομώντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤   έχοντας βρομήσει ➤
Passive perfect particple ➤ 1 ➤
Nonfinite form ➤   βρομήσει
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
  • μυρίζω (myrízo, “to smell”)
  • ευωδιάζω (evodiázo, “to smell”)

Antonyms
  • μοσχοβολώ (moschovoló, “to smell nice, to smell sweet”)
  • βρομιά f (vromiá, “dirt”)
  • βρομιάρης (vromiáris, “dirty, filthy”)
  • βρομίζω (vromízo, “to make dirty”)
  • βρόμικος (vrómikos, “dirty, filthy”)
  • βρόμιο n (vrómio, “bromine”)
  • ξεβρομίζω (xevromízo, “to clean up, to remove dirt”)
  • (etymologically): βρόμη f (vrómi, “oats”)
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