Prellwitz assumed a univerbation of κείρω (keírō, “to shear, shave”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, hew”), a type of formation which remains hypothetical. Furnée refers to καρτομιστής (kartomistḗs, “mocker”): the varying vocalism would point to Pre-Greek origin. Another connection has been made to Latin cārinō (“to revile, blame, insult”) and κάρνη (kárnē, “penalty, punishment”), by Schrijver to σκερβόλλω (skerbóllō, “to insult, mock, slender”), which in turn leads to σκέραφος (skéraphos, “abuse, reproach”), alleging Pre-Greek substrate. Furnée adds a comparison with Hittite (kartimii̯e, “to be angry”).
κερτομέω • (kertoméō)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐκερτόμεον | ἐκερτόμεες | ἐκερτόμεε(ν) | ἐκερτομέετον | ἐκερτομεέτην | ἐκερτομέομεν | ἐκερτομέετε | ἐκερτόμεον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκερτομεόμην | ἐκερτομέου | ἐκερτομέετο | ἐκερτομέεσθον | ἐκερτομεέσθην | ἐκερτομεόμεθᾰ | ἐκερτομέεσθε | ἐκερτομέοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐκερτόμουν | ἐκερτόμεις | ἐκερτόμει | ἐκερτομεῖτον | ἐκερτομείτην | ἐκερτομοῦμεν | ἐκερτομεῖτε | ἐκερτόμουν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκερτομούμην | ἐκερτομοῦ | ἐκερτομεῖτο | ἐκερτομεῖσθον | ἐκερτομείσθην | ἐκερτομούμεθᾰ | ἐκερτομεῖσθε | ἐκερτομοῦντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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