-εινός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • -εννός (-ennós) — Aeolic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-eh-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *-es-, the oblique stem of the verbal noun suffix *-os + the adjectival suffix *-nós.

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-εινός • (-einós) m (feminine -εινή, neuter -εινόν); first/second declension

  1. Usually added to neuter nouns in -ος (-os) to form an adjective
    ‎κλέος (kléos, “fame”) + ‎-εινός (-einós) → ‎κλεινός (kleinós, “famous”)

Inflection

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εινός
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