-ι̯ω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-yō, from Proto-Indo-European *-yoh₂. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *-janą and Sanskrit -यति (-yati). See progressive aspect marker.

Suffix

-ι̯ω • (-i̯ō) (unproductive)

1. Derives verbs from nominals, fusing with their stems in particular ways

   ‎μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”, stem: μελᾰν-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎μελαίνω (melaínō, “I blacken”)

   ‎σῆμα (sêma, “token”, original stem: σημαν-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎σημαίνω (sēmaínō, “I signal”)

   ‎κῆρυξ (kêrux, “herald”, stem: κηρῡκ-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎κηρύσσω (kērússō, “I announce”)

   ‎ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”, original stem: ἀγγελ-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎ἀγγέλλω (angéllō, “I report”)

   ‎καθαρός (katharós, “clean”, original stem: καθαρ-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎καθαίρω (kathaírō, “I cleanse”)

   ‎ἐλπίς (elpís, “hope”, stem: ἐλπιδ-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎ἐλπίζω (elpízō, “I hope”)

   ‎τέλος (télos, “end”, weak stem: τελεσ-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎τελέω (teléō, “I bring about”)

   ‎αἰδώς (aidṓs, “respect”, combining form: αἰδεσ-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎αἰδέομαι (aidéomai, “I respect”)

   ‎νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎νῑκάω (nīkáō, “I am victorious”)

   ‎τόλμᾰ (tólmă, “courage”) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎τολμάω (tolmáō, “I dare”)

   ‎χάρις (kháris, “grace”, stem: χᾰριτ-) + ‎-ι̯ω (-i̯ō) → ‎χᾰρίζω (khărízō, “I grant a favor to”)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ι̯ω

ἡσσάομαι

θαυμάζω

κλάζω

παίζω

περαίνω

φροντίζω

χαρίζω