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-σύνη

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Formerly the feminine gender of adjective -συνος (-sunos), from Proto-Indo-European *-tunos, from *-tus + *-nós.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nēf (genitive -σῠ́νης); first declension

    1. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns
      δῐ́καιος (dĭ́kaios, just) + ‎-σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē) → ‎δῐκαιοσύνη (dĭkaiosúnē, justice)
      μᾰ́ντις (mắntis, diviner) + ‎-οσῠ́νη (-osŭ́nē) → ‎μαντοσύνη (mantosúnē, divination)
      μνήμων (mnḗmōn, remembering) + ‎-οσῠ́νη (-osŭ́nē) → ‎μνημοσύνη (mnēmosúnē, memory)
      σώφρων (sṓphrōn, prudent) + ‎-σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē) → ‎σωφροσύνη (sōphrosúnē, prudence)

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ -σύνη - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From the Ancient Greek -σύνη (-súnē).

    Suffix

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    -σύνη (-sýnif

    1. Added to adjectives to form abstract feminine nouns.
      αγράμματος (agrámmatos, illiterate) + ‎-σύνη (-sýni) → ‎αγραμματοσύνη (agrammatosýni, illiteracy)

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