-ηνός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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η-stem + -νός (-nós), later reanalyzed and used freely. Compare Latin -ānus

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ηνός (-ēnósm (feminine -ηνή, neuter -ηνόν); first/second declension

  1. Added to place name to form an adjective: -ian, -ese

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Norwegian Bokmål: -en

References

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  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 844