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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Originally from Proto-Hellenic *-əňňō, from either Proto-Indo-European *-n̥yeti or *-m̥yeti, then freely used.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎi̯.nɔː/ → /ˈɛ.no/ → /ˈe.no/
Suffix
-αίνω • (-aínō)
- Originally found in verbs formed from nominal stems in -ᾰν- (-an-) plus Proto-Indo-European verbal suffixes *-yeti or *-yéti
- μέλᾰν- (mélan-, “black”) + -αίνω (-aínō) → μελαίνω (melaínō, “to blacken”)
- ποιμέν- (poimén-, “herdsman”) + -αίνω (-aínō) → ποιμαίνω (poimaínō, “to herd”) (< *poh₂imn̥yeti)
- And on 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 other nominal stems
- 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
- ^ 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”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- -αίνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- -αίνω - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language