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-όω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From a potential Proto-Indo-European *-oyéti.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -όω (-óō)

    1. Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.

    Usage notes

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    Attic factitives, in Homer, are split into instrumental denominals and factitive deadjectivials.[1]

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Tucker, Elizabeth (1981) “GREEK FACTITIVE VERBS IN -oω, -oω AND-vω”, in Transactions of the Philological Society[1], volume 79, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, page 16