-εινός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -εννός (-ennós) — Aeolic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-eh-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *-es-, the oblique stem of the verbal noun suffix *-os + the adjectival suffix *-nós.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eː.nós/ → /iˈnos/ → /iˈnos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eː.nós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /iˈnos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈnos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈnos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈnos/

Suffix

-εινός • (-einós) m (feminine -εινή, neuter -εινόν); first/second declension

1. Usually added to neuter nouns in -ος (-os) to form an adjective

   ‎κλέος (kléos, “fame”) + ‎-εινός (-einós) → ‎κλεινός (kleinós, “famous”)

Inflection

First and second declension of -εινός; -εινή; -εινόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-εινός -einós	-εινή -einḗ	-εινόν -einón		-εινώ -einṓ	-εινᾱ́ -einā́	-εινώ -einṓ		-εινοί -einoí	-ειναί -einaí	-εινᾰ́ -einá
Genitive		-εινοῦ -einoû	-εινῆς -einês	-εινοῦ -einoû		-εινοῖν -einoîn	-ειναῖν -einaîn	-εινοῖν -einoîn		-εινῶν -einôn	-εινῶν -einôn	-εινῶν -einôn
Dative		-εινῷ -einôi	-εινῇ -einêi	-εινῷ -einôi		-εινοῖν -einoîn	-ειναῖν -einaîn	-εινοῖν -einoîn		-εινοῖς -einoîs	-ειναῖς -einaîs	-εινοῖς -einoîs
Accusative		-εινόν -einón	-εινήν -einḗn	-εινόν -einón		-εινώ -einṓ	-εινᾱ́ -einā́	-εινώ -einṓ		-εινούς -einoús	-εινᾱ́ς -einā́s	-εινᾰ́ -einá
Vocative		-εινέ -einé	-εινή -einḗ	-εινόν -einón		-εινώ -einṓ	-εινᾱ́ -einā́	-εινώ -einṓ		-εινοί -einoí	-ειναί -einaí	-εινᾰ́ -einá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		-εινῶς -einôs				-εινότερος -einóteros				-εινότᾰτος -einótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εινός