φθίνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• φθίω (phthíō), φθινύθω (phthinúthō)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- (“to decline, disappear”). Cognate with Sanskrit क्षिणाति (kṣiṇā́ti, “to destroy, ruin”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰtʰí.nɔː/ → /ˈɸθi.no/ → /ˈfθi.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰtʰí.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰtʰi.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸθi.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfθi.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfθi.no/

Verb

φθίνω • (phthínō)

1. Alternative form of φθίω (phthíō, “to wane, decay, dwindle”)