-μενος

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See also: -μένος and μένος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-mh₁nos (mediopassive participle).

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Suffix

-μενος (-menosm (feminine -μένη, neuter -μενον); first/second declension

  1. Added to tense stems of verbs to form middle, passive, and mediopassive participles
    1. present mediopassive like λῡόμενος (lūómenos)
    2. future middle and passive like λῡσόμενος (lūsómenos), λῠθησόμενος (luthēsómenos)
    3. aorist middle like λῡσᾰ́μενος (lūsámenos)
    4. perfect mediopassive like λελῠμένος (leluménos)see -μένος (-ménos)

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