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Reconstruction:Ancient Greek/-ϳω

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This Ancient Greek entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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*-ϳω (*-jō)

  1. builds a verb stem with (originally) imperfective meaning, either from a root or from a nominal. The imperfective aspect is preserved in the past tense (signified by augment and secondary endings).

Inflection

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When the stem ends in ε or σ, e.g. τέλος (télos)τελέω (teléō):

When the stem ends in ο, e.g. ἄξιος (áxios)ἀξιόω (axióō):

When the stem ends in a labial (β π φ), e.g. κρυφ- (kruph-)κρύπτω (krúptō):

When the stem ends in an unvoiced or aspirated velar or dental (κ χ τ θ), e.g. φύλαξ (phúlax)φυλάσσω (phulássō):

When the stem ends in the voiced velar or dental (γ δ), e.g. ἐλπίς (elpís)ἐλπίζω (elpízō):

When the stem ends in λ:

When the stem ends in (now lost) digamma (ϝ). (Contractions allowed only with ε):

When the stem ends in μ, ν or ρ, ϳ surfaces as ι in front of the consonant (metathesis), e.g. ὄνομα (ónoma)ὀνομαίνω (onomaínō):