-δην

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See also: δήν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝n/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðin/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðin/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðin/

Suffix

-δην • (-dēn)

Added to verbal nouns or the roots of verbs to form a deverbal adverb

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -δην

References

Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 344

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