-αίνω
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally from Proto-Hellenic *-əňňō, from either Proto-Indo-European *-n̥yeti or *-m̥yeti, then freely used.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ǎi̯.nɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.no/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.no/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈe.no/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.no/
Suffix[edit]
-αίνω • (-aínō)
- Originally found in verbs formed from nominal stems in -ᾰν- (-an-) plus Proto-Indo-European verbal suffixes *-yeti or *-yéti
- And on nouns with original n-stem
- ὀνόματ- (onómat-, “name”) + -αίνω (-aínō) → ὀνομαίνω (onomaínō, “to name”) (< *h₃nomn̥yeti)
- σήματ- (sḗmat-, “sign”) + -αίνω (-aínō) → σημαίνω (sēmaínō, “to signify”) (< *dʰyeh₂mn̥yeti)
- πήματ- (pḗmat-, “misery, calamity”) + -αίνω (-aínō) → πημαίνω (pēmaínō, “to put in ruin”) (< *peh₁mn̥yeti)
- Then added to other nominal stems
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 866.7
- ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § 465.5
Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ancient Greek -αίνω (-aínō).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-αίνω • (-aíno)
- usually produces verbs indicating acquisition of a property
- ζεστός (zestós, “hot”) + -αίνω (-aíno) → ζεσταίνω (zestaíno, “to get hot”)
- άρρωστος (árrostos, “ill”) + -αίνω (-aíno) → αρρωσταίνω (arrostaíno, “to be taken ill”)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- -αίνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- -αίνω - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
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