Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (exert oneself, get tired).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit शम् (śam, to toil, arrange), Hindi शांति (śānti, peace and quiet).

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

κᾰ́μνω (kámnō)

  1. to exert oneself, labour, work hard
  2. to be weary
  3. to be sick, ill
  4. to suffer

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: κάμνω (kámno), κάνω (káno)

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κάμνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 632

Further reading edit

Greek edit

Verb edit

κάμνω (kámno) (past έκαμα/έκαμνα)

  1. Alternative form of κάνω (káno)

Conjugation edit