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μανθάνω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *məntʰánō, *mantʰánō, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-n-dʰ-, nasal infix present of *men(s)dʰh₁-, itself possibly a *dʰ-extension of *men- (“to think, mind”), thus "to put one's mind".[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    μᾰνθᾰ́νω • (mănthắnō)

    1. to learn
    2. (aorist) to know; to understand
    3. to seek; to ask; to inquire
    4. to have a habit of; to be accustomed to
    5. to notice; to perceive

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    Descendants

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    • Greek:
    Medieval: μανθάνω, μαθαίνω, μαθάνω, μανθαίνω, μανθάννω, μαθθαίνω[2]
    Modern Greek: μαθαίνω (mathaíno) (also εκμανθάνω)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μανθάνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 901
    2. ^ μανθάνω - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-), Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.

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