-ω
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Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek -ω (-ō).
Suffix[edit]
-ω • (-o)
- ending of 1st person singular of active forms of verbs of the 1st Conjugation as well as other moods and tenses
- ending of adverbs
Etymology 2[edit]
From Byzantine Greek -ω (-ō) of feminine proper names, from the vocative of Slavic names taken as nominative, also applied to common feminine nouns.
Suffix[edit]
-ω • (-o)
- ending of colloquial hypocoristic femine names
- Μάρω ― Máro ― hypocoristic of Maria
- ending of vernacular derogatory feminine nouns deriving from nouns
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “-ω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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