-τήρ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr, with nominative η made common to all cases with original syncopation or ε; compare its use in ἀστήρ (astḗr) (always with ε) and γαστήρ (gastḗr) (either with oblique ε throughout or original syncopation).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-τήρ (-tḗrm (genitive -τῆρος); third declension

  1. Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
    δίδωμι (dídōmi, (δω-, weak stem δο- to give) + ‎-τήρ (-tḗr) → ‎δωτήρ, δοτήρ (dōtḗr, dotḗr, a giver)
    ἐργάζομαι (ergázomai, to work) + ‎-τήρ (-tḗr) → ‎ἐργαστήρ (ergastḗr, workman)
    καθίημι (kathíēmi, to let down, descend) + ‎-τήρ (-tḗr) → ‎καθετήρ (kathetḗr, anything let down into)
    κλύζω (klúzō, to wash, cleanse) + ‎-τήρ (-tḗr) → ‎κλυστήρ (klustḗr, a clyster-pipe, syringe)
    ἵστημι (hístēmi, (weak stem στα- to stand) + ‎-τήρ (-tḗr) → ‎στατήρ (statḗr, a weight)
    χαράσσω (kharássō, (χαράκ-j- to engrave) + ‎-τήρ (-tḗr) → ‎χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, an engraver)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: -τήρας (-tíras)

See also

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Further reading

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