κτάομαι

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tk-éh₂- (acquisition), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (to take by the hand; to receive, obtain).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κτᾰ́ομαι (ktáomai)

  1. (transitive) to get, obtain, acquire, gain, win
  2. (transitive, of consequences) to bring on oneself, incur
  3. (transitive, perfect and pluperfect) to have acquired, have, own, possess

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κτάομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 788-9

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