-νυμι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -ννῡμῐ (-nnūmi) — after a short vowel

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-néwti.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nyː.mi/ → /ny.mi/ → /ni.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nyː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ny.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ny.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ny.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ni.mi/

Suffix

-νῡμῐ • (-nūmi)

1. A suffix forming transitive verbs

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -νυμι

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 523