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-οσύνη

-οσύνη

Ancient Greek

Suffix

-οσύνη (-osúnē)

  1. variant form of -σύνη (-súnē) (used sometimes for third-declension nouns)
    • μάντι-ς > μαντ-οσύνη
      mánti-s > mant-osúnē
      diviner > divination
    • ἡδύ-ς > ἡδ-οσύνη
      hēdú-s > hēd-osúnē
      sweet > pleasure

References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 840.b