κάμνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (exert oneself, get tired). Cognate with Sanskrit शम् (śam, to toil, arrange), Hindi शांति (śānti, peace and quiet), as well as perhaps Middle Irish cuma (trouble) and cumal (female slave).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰ́μνω • (kắmnō)

  1. to exert oneself, labour, work hard
  2. to be weary
  3. to be sick, ill
  4. to suffer

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀκάμας (akámas)
  • ἀκμής (akmḗs)
  • κάματος (kámatos)
  • κμητός (kmētós)

Descendants

  • Greek: κάμνω (kámno), κάνω (káno)
  • Mariupol Greek: ка́му (kámu)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κάμνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 632

Further reading

Greek

Verb

κάμνω • (kámno) (past έκαμα/έκαμνα)

  1. alternative form of κάνω (káno)

Conjugation