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ως ὡς ὥς -ώς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
grc -ω
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Beekes states that this common adverbial suffix cannot be demonstrated to go back to the Proto-Indo-European era.Beekes, R. S. P. (1995), Comparative Indo-European linguistics: an introduction, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, p 218.
Suffix
Added to the stem of adjectives or pronouns to form adverbs
grc ἄξιος worthy ἀξίως worthily
Derived terms
grc
Etymology 2
grc :inh ine-pro:*-ōs
From grc ine-pro *-ōs.
Suffix
-οῦς m f third
grc unproductive Added to verbal roots to form a noun of result or an abstract noun of action.
Declension
-ώς -οῦς FS
Derived terms
grc ἠώς f
grc αἰδώς f
grc γέλως m
grc ἱδρώς m
grc αἰῶ m
References
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