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-σύνη
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
grc -οσῠ́νη -ωσῠ́νη
Etymology
grc abstract nouns :from -συνος<id:adjectival suffix>
Formerly the feminine gender of adjective grc -συνος, from grc ine-pro *-tunos, from ine-pro *-tus + ine-pro *-nós.
Pronunciation
-σῠ́νη
Suffix
-σῠ́νη -σῠ́νης f first
Forms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns
grc δῐ́καιος -σῠ́νη δῐκαιοσύνη just justice
grc μᾰ́ντις -οσῠ́νη μαντοσύνη diviner divination
grc μνήμων -οσῠ́νη μνημοσύνη remembering memory
grc σώφρων -σῠ́νη σωφροσύνη prudent prudence
Derived terms
grc
grc ᾰ̓φροσῠ́νη δῐκαιοσῠ́νη δουλοσῠ́νη ἐλεημοσῠ́νη εὐφροσῠ́νη ῐ̓ερωσῠ́νη μᾰντοσῠ́νη μεγᾰλοφροσῠ́νη σωφροσῠ́νη φῐλοφροσῠ́νη
References
Further reading
840.b.3
Greek
Etymology
From the el grc -σύνη.
Suffix
f
Added to adjectives to form abstract feminine nouns.
el αγράμματος illiterate αγραμματοσύνη illiteracy
Derived terms
el