-ειν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Seen in thematic verbs it may be from Proto-Hellenic *-ehen, from Proto-Indo-European *-esen, locative case of action noun. Similar to Latin -ere. See also -εναι (-enai), -έμεν (-émen), -μεναι (-menai).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eːn/ → /in/ → /in/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /in/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /in/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /in/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /in/

Suffix

-ειν • (-ein)

1. infinitive forming suffix

References

• https://brill.com/view/journals/ieul/5/1/article-p49_3.xml#d1746598e246