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Ancient Greek
Etymology Originally from Proto-Hellenic *-əňňō Proto-Indo-European *-n̥yeti *-m̥yeti [ 1]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ǎi̯.nɔː/ → /ˈɛ.no/ → /ˈe.no/
Suffix -αίνω • (-aínō )
Forms mostly stative verbs from nominal stems in -ᾰν- ( -ăn- ) plus Proto-Indo-European verbal suffixes *-yeti *-yéti ἄφρων ( áphrōn , “ foolish ” ) + -αίνω ( -aínō ) → ἀφραίνω ( aphraínō , “ to be foolish ” ) ποιμέν- ( poimén- , “ herdsman ” ) + -αίνω ( -aínō ) → ποιμαίνω ( poimaínō , “ to herd (< to be a herdsman) ” ) (< *poh₂imn̥yeti)Later, forms mostly factitive verbs from nouns with original n-stem ὀνόματ- ( onómat- , “ name ” ) + -αίνω ( -aínō ) → ὀνομαίνω ( onomaínō , “ to name ” ) (< *h₃nomn̥yeti)σήματ- ( sḗmat- , “ sign ” ) + -αίνω ( -aínō ) → σημαίνω ( sēmaínō , “ to signify ” ) (< *dʰyeh₂mn̥yeti)πήματ- ( pḗmat- , “ misery, calamity ” ) + -αίνω ( -aínō ) → πημαίνω ( pēmaínō , “ to put in ruin ” ) (< *peh₁mn̥yeti)Then added to liquid consonant adjective stems Then added to other nominal stems such as o-stem adjectives λευκός ( leukós , “ white ” ) + -αίνω ( -aínō ) → λευκαίνω ( leukaínō , “ to make white ” ) χαλεπός ( khalepós , “ hard, angry ” ) + -αίνω ( -aínō ) → χαλεπαίνω ( khalepaínō , “ to be angry ” )
Derived terms
References Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920 ) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges , Cambridge: American Book Company, § 866.7 Tucker, Elizabeth (1981 ) “GREEK FACTITIVE VERBS IN -oω, -oω AND-vω”, in Transactions of the Philological Society 79 , number 1, →DOI →ISSN
^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995 ) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin , Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN § 465.5
Greek
Etymology Inherited from Ancient Greek -αίνω ( -aínō ) .
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈe.no/ Hyphenation: -αί‧νω
Suffix -αίνω • (-aíno )
usually produces verbs indicating acquisition of a property ζεστός ( zestós , “ hot ” ) + -αίνω ( -aíno ) → ζεσταίνω ( zestaíno , “ to get hot ” ) άρρωστος ( árrostos , “ ill ” ) + -αίνω ( -aíno ) → αρρωσταίνω ( arrostaíno , “ to be taken ill ” )
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