-εῖος

See also: -ειος and εἷος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

-ήϊος (-ḗïos) — Ionic

Etymology

Partially from a union of a stem vowel ε and -ιος (-ios), usually from stems in -εύς (-eús) (originally *-εϝ-, whence the Ionic diaeresis), and sometimes applied to other stems.
Partially from -εῖϝος, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, an extended form of *-wós. Note the double Latin adoption -īvus (e.g. Argīvus) and -ēus (e.g. mūsēum). Cognate with Latin -īvus.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /êː.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.os/

Suffix

-εῖος • (-eîos) m (feminine -είᾱ, neuter -εῖον); first/second declension

Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of" or "from".

Inflection

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Derived terms

-εῖον (-eîon)

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εῖος

Descendants

→ Latin: -ēus

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