-σσω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *-ťťō, from a stem ending in the consonants *k, *kʰ, *kʷ, *kʷʰ, *t, *tʰ, or *g + the Proto-Indo-European present suffixes *-yeti (transitive imperfective suffix) or *-yéti (intransitive imperfective suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ssɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /sso/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /sso/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /sso/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /so/
Suffix
-σσω • (-ssō) (Epic, Ionic, Doric, Aeolic, Koine)
- A suffix forming the present stem of some verbs from stems in the consonants τ, θ, κ, χ, γ (t, th, k, kh, g)
Derived terms
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- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
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- Ancient Greek unaccented terms
- Ancient Greek verb-forming suffixes
- Epic Greek
- Ionic Greek
- Doric Greek
- Aeolic Greek
- Koine Greek