-εναι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Seen in athematic verbs it seems to be an elaboration of -ειν (-ein), i.e. -εεν (in thematic verbs), with -αι seen elsewhere. See also -έμεν (-émen), -μεναι (-menai).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.nai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.nɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.nɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.ne/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.ne/

Suffix

-εναι • (-enai)

infinitive forming suffix

References

Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN