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-σύνη

-σύνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Suffix

σῠ́νη (súnē)

  1. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns
    δῐ́καιος (díkaios, just) + -σῠ́νη (-súnē)δῐκαιοσύνη (dikaiosúnē, justice)
    σώφρων (sṓphrōn, prudent) + -σῠ́νη (-súnē)σωφροσύνη (sōphrosúnē, prudence)
    μᾰ́ντις (mántis, diviner) + -οσῠ́νη (-osúnē)μαντοσύνη (mantosúnē, divination)

Derived terms

References

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

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek -σύνη (-súnē).

Suffix

-σύνη (-sýni) f

  1. Added to adjectives to form abstract feminine nouns.
    αγράμματος (illiterate)     αγραμματοσύνη (illiteracy)

Derived terms

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References

  1. Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary], 3rd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre