κε

See also: κέ and Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κ’ (k’) — apocopic before smooth breathing
  • κέ (ké) — stressed
  • χ’ (kh’) — apocopic before rough breathing

Etymology

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Particle

κε • (ke) (modal particle)

  1. (Epic) synonym of ἄν (án)

Phrygian

Alternative forms

  • [script needed] (k) (apocopic in Old Phrygian)
  • [script needed] (ke) (Old Phrygian)
  • [script needed] (key) (Old Phrygian)
  • κ (k) — apocopic in New Phrygian
  • κη (kē) — graphic variant in Middle and New Phrygian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe. Cognates include Ancient Greek τε (te), Mycenaean Greek 𐀤 (qe), Sanskrit च (ca), and Latin -que.[1][2]

Conjunction

κε (ke)

  1. and

Usage notes

As an enclitic, it is placed after the word that it connects, or after the first word of a phrase that it connects.

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1997) The language of Phrygians, Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, pages 435-436
  2. ^ Obrador-Cursach, Bartomeu (2020) The Phrygian Language (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 139), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, page 268
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