-η
-η - Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Suffix
-η • (-ē) f (genitive -ης); first declension (Attic, Epic, Ionic, Koine)
- Added to verbal stems ending in a consonant to form an action noun.
- Added to o-grade of the verbal stem
- Added to zero-grade of the verbal stem
- φεύγω (pheúgō, “to flee”) + -η (-ē) → φυγή (phugḗ, “flight”)
- τυγχάνω (τυχ-) (tunkhánō (tukh-), “to happen”) + -η (-ē) → τύχη (túkhē, “fortune”)
- Added to e-grade of the verbal stem
Usage notes
In Attic, the suffix retains the form -ᾱ (-ā) after ε (e), ι (i) or ρ (r).
The o-grade and zero-grade derivations have the accent on the suffix.
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -η -ē | -ᾱ -ā | -αι -ai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -ης -ēs | -αιν -ain | -ῶν -ôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -ῃ -ēi | -αιν -ain | -αις -ais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -ην -ēn | -ᾱ -ā | -ᾱς -ās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -η -ē | -ᾱ -ā | -αι -ai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ή -ḗ | -ᾱ́ -ā́ | -αί -aí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -ῆς -ês | -αῖν -aîn | -ῶν -ôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -ῇ -êi | -αῖν -aîn | -αῖς -aîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -ήν -ḗn | -ᾱ́ -ā́ | -ᾱ́ς -ā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -ή -ḗ | -ᾱ́ -ā́ | -αί -aí | ||||||||||
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Alternative forms
- -ᾱ (-ā) – Aeolic, Doric
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade)
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (zero grade)
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (e-grade)