-εις

See also: εις, εἰς, εἷς, and εἰσ-

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • -ϝεις (-weis)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-wénts. See Latin -ōsus.

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-εις (-eis) m (feminine -εσσᾰ, neuter -εν); first/third declension

  1. -ful

Inflection

Words taking this suffix have paroxytone accent, thus χᾰρῐ́εν (kharíen), not **χᾰ́ρῐεν.

Derived terms

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References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 858.3
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