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κάμνω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (exert oneself, get tired). Cognate with Sanskrit शम् (śam, to toil, arrange), Hindi शांति (śānti, peace and quiet), as well as perhaps Middle Irish cuma (trouble) and cumal (female slave).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κᾰ́μνω (kámnō)

  1. to exert oneself, labour, work hard
  2. to be weary
  3. to be sick, ill
  4. to suffer

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: κάμνω (kámno), κάνω (káno)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κάμνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 632

Further reading

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Greek

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Verb

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κάμνω (kámno) (past έκαμα/έκαμνα)

  1. Alternative form of κάνω (káno)

Conjugation

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