-αίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.nɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.no/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.no/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.no/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /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”)
Then added to other nominal stems
‎εὔφρων (eúphrōn, “glad”) + ‎-αίνω (-aínō) → ‎εὐφραίνω (euphraínō, “to gladden”)

‎σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) + ‎-αίνω (-aínō) → ‎σημαίνω (sēmaínō, “to signify”)

‎χαλεπός (khalepós, “hard, angry”) + ‎-αίνω (-aínō) → ‎χαλεπαίνω (khalepaínō, “to be angry”)

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, § 866.7

Greek

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

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