-δην

See also: δήν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛːn/ → /ðin/ → /ðin/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝n/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðin/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðin/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðin/

Suffix

-δην • (-dēn)

1. Added to verbal nouns or the roots of verbs to form a deverbal adverb

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -δην

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 344