Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tk-éh₂- (acquisition), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (to take by the hand; to receive, obtain).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κτᾰ́ομαι (ktáomai)

  1. (transitive) to get, obtain, acquire, gain, win
  2. (transitive, of consequences) to bring on oneself, incur
  3. (transitive, perfect and pluperfect) to have acquired, have, own, possess

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κτάομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 788-9

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