-ηνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    η-stem + -νός (-nós), later reanalyzed and used freely. Compare Latin -ānus

    Pronunciation

     

    Suffix

    -ηνός • (-ēnós) m (feminine -ηνή, neuter -ηνόν); first/second declension

    1. Added to place name to form an adjective: -ian, -ese

    Declension

    First and second declension of -ηνός; -ηνή; -ηνόν (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ηνός
    -ēnós     		-ηνή
    -ēnḗ     		-ηνόν
    -ēnón     		-ηνώ
    -ēnṓ     		-ηνᾱ́
    -ēnā́     		-ηνώ
    -ēnṓ     		-ηνοί
    -ēnoí     		-ηναί
    -ēnaí     		-ηνᾰ́
    -ēnắ
    Genitive -ηνοῦ
    -ēnoû     		-ηνῆς
    -ēnês     		-ηνοῦ
    -ēnoû     		-ηνοῖν
    -ēnoîn     		-ηναῖν
    -ēnaîn     		-ηνοῖν
    -ēnoîn     		-ηνῶν
    -ēnôn     		-ηνῶν
    -ēnôn     		-ηνῶν
    -ēnôn
    Dative -ηνῷ
    -ēnōî     		-ηνῇ
    -ēnēî     		-ηνῷ
    -ēnōî     		-ηνοῖν
    -ēnoîn     		-ηναῖν
    -ēnaîn     		-ηνοῖν
    -ēnoîn     		-ηνοῖς
    -ēnoîs     		-ηναῖς
    -ēnaîs     		-ηνοῖς
    -ēnoîs
    Accusative -ηνόν
    -ēnón     		-ηνήν
    -ēnḗn     		-ηνόν
    -ēnón     		-ηνώ
    -ēnṓ     		-ηνᾱ́
    -ēnā́     		-ηνώ
    -ēnṓ     		-ηνούς
    -ēnoús     		-ηνᾱ́ς
    -ēnā́s     		-ηνᾰ́
    -ēnắ
    Vocative -ηνέ
    -ēné     		-ηνή
    -ēnḗ     		-ηνόν
    -ēnón     		-ηνώ
    -ēnṓ     		-ηνᾱ́
    -ēnā́     		-ηνώ
    -ēnṓ     		-ηνοί
    -ēnoí     		-ηναί
    -ēnaí     		-ηνᾰ́
    -ēnắ
    Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
    -ηνῶς
    -ēnôs     		-ηνότερος
    -ēnóteros     		-ηνότᾰτος
    -ēnótătos
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ηνός
    Ἀβυδηνός
    ἀμενηνός
    Γαδαρηνός
    Δαμασκηνός
    Ἐδεσσηνός
    Ἐμεσηνός
    Θαψακηνός
    Κυζικηνός
    Λαμψακηνός
    Ναζαρηνός
    Παλμυρηνός
    Περγαμηνός

    Descendants

    • → Norwegian Bokmål: -en

    References

    • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 844
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