μηκύνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μῆκος (mêkos, length) +‎ -ῡ́νω (-ū́nō).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μηκῠ́νω • (mēkŭ́nō)

  1. to lengthen
    • Περί Ποιητικής, 17:
      Ἐν μὲν οὖν τοῖς δράμασιν τὰ ἐπεισόδια σύντομα, ἡ δ᾽ ἐποποιία τούτοις μηκύνεται.
      En mèn oûn toîs drámasin tà epeisódia súntoma, hē d’ epopoiía toútois mēkúnetai.
      In plays, then, the episodes are short; i.e.ic poetry they serve to lengthen out the poem.

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Lucien van Beek (22 October 2022) Reflexes of *r̥ and *l̥ in ‘Caland’ Formations[1], Brill, →ISBN, pages 142–188