apo koinou

English

Examples
  • "There was no breeze came through the door."
  • "This is the sword killed him."

Etymology

Ellipsis from Ancient Greek σχῆμα ἀπὸ κοινοῦ (skhêma apò koinoû, “figure [drawn] from what is common”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æpəˈkɔɪnuː/

Noun

apo koinou

  1. (grammar) A blend of two asyndetically connected clauses through a lexical word that has two syntactical functions, one in each of the blended clauses.

References

  1. ^ Plath, Robert (2006) “Apo koinou”, in Brill’s New Pauly, retrieved 20 April 2023
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