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-ως

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See also: ως, ὡς, ὥς, and -ώς

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Beekes states that this common adverbial suffix cannot be demonstrated to go back to the Proto-Indo-European era.[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ως (-ōs)

  1. Added to the stem of adjectives or pronouns to form adverbs
    ἄξιος (áxios, worthy) + ‎-ως (-ōs) → ‎ἀξίως (axíōs, worthily)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, R. S. P. (1995), Comparative Indo-European linguistics: an introduction, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, p 218.

Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 341