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-αίνω
-αίνω
Ancient Greek
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”)
- Then added to other nominal stems
Derived terms
Category Ancient Greek words suffixed with -αίνω not found
References
- Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 866
Greek
Suffix
-αίνω • (-aíno)
- usually produces verbs indicating acquisition of a property:
- ζεστός (zestós, “hot”)
ζεσταίνω (zestaíno, “to get hot”)
- άρρωστος (árrostos, “ill”)
αρρωσταίνω (arrostaíno, “to be taken ill”)
- ζεστός (zestós, “hot”)
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BD%CF%89'>Greek words suffixed with -αίνω</a>