-θεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • -θε (-the) (Poetic), -θα (-tha) (Aeolic, Doric)[1]

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰe.

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-θεν • (-then)

  1. Added to nouns to form adverbs of place from which: from; also used, like genitive, with prepositions

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θεν

References

  1. Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 342

Further reading

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