-εύω
See also: εὕω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Denominative of -εύς (-eús).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ěu̯.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈe.wo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈe.βo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈe.vo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.vo/
Suffix
-εύω • (-eúō)
- Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in -εύς (-eús) to form a denominative verb of condition or activity meaning "be x" or "do what x typically does"
- ᾰ̔λῐεύς (halieús, “fisherman”) + -εύω (-eúō) → ᾰ̔λῐεύω (halieúō, “to fish”)
- βᾰσῐλεύς (basileús, “king”) + -εύω (-eúō) → βᾰσῐλεύω (basileúō, “to rule”)
- Added to other nouns
- ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́, “assembly, marketplace”) + -εύω (-eúō) → ᾰ̓γορεύω (agoreúō, “to talk”)
- βουλή (boulḗ, “plan”) + -εύω (-eúō) → βουλεύω (bouleúō, “to plan”)
- παῖς (paîs, “child”) + -εύω (-eúō) → παιδεύω (paideúō, “to teach”)
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύω
- -ευτικός (-eutikós)
References
- Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 866