Recessive accent

§159ACCENT: GENERAL PRINCIPLESAn accent is called recessive when it moves back as far from the end of the word as the quantity of the ultima permits (166). The quantity of the penult is here disregarded (τρέπωμ…

§162 DACCENT: GENERAL PRINCIPLESThe position of the accent has to be learned by observation. But the kind of accent is determined by the following rules. 1. Aeolic has recessive (159) accent in all words except p…

§178CHANGE OF ACCENT IN DECLENSION, INFLECTION, AND COMPOSITIONIn composition the accent is usually recessive (159) in the case of substantives and adjectives, regularly in the case of verbs: βάσις ἀνάβασις, θεός ἄθεος, λῦε ἀπόλῡε. a. Proper n…

§893ACCENT OF COMPOUNDSCompounds generally have recessive accent, as φιλό-τῑμος loving-<*> (τῑμή). But there are many exceptions, e.g.— a. P<*>tives in -ᾱ́, -ή, -ής, -εύς, -μός, and -έος usually keep the…

§233SECOND DECLENSION (STEMS IN ο)Vocative.—The nominative θεός is used instead of the vocative. ἀδελφός brother retracts the accent (ἄδελφε).

§261STEMS IN A LIQUID (λ, ρ) OR A NASAL (ν)—ConcludedVocative.—σωτήρ preserver, Ἀπόλλων, Ποσειδῶν (from Ποσειδέων, -ᾱ́ων, -ᾱϝων) have voc. σῶτερ, Ἄπολλον, Πόσειδον with recessive accent. Recessive accent also occurs in compound prope…

§262STEMS IN ερ VARYING WITH ρSeveral words in -τηρ show three forms of stem gradation: -τηρ strong, -τερ middle, -τρ weak. ρ between consonants becomes ρα (35 b). The vocative has recessive accent. ἀνήρ man ha…

§264 aSTEMS IN SIGMA (ες, ας, οσ)ὁ Σωκράτης Socrates ὁ Δημοσθένης Demosthenes (Σωκρατεσ-) (Δημοσθενεσ-) Nom. Σωκράτης Δημοσθένης Gen. (Σωκράτε-οσ) Σωκράτους (Δημοσθένε-οσ) Δημοσθένους Dat. (Σωκράτε-ι) Σωκράτει (Δη…

§292 aADJECTIVES OF THE CONSONANT DECLENSIONἀληθής (ἀληθεσ-) true, εὔ-ελπις (εὐελπιδ-) hopeful are thus declined: SINGULAR Masc. and Fem. Neut. Masc. and Fem. Neut. Nom. ἀληθής ἀληθές εὔελπις εὔελπι Gen. (ἀληθέ-οσ) ἀληθοῦς ε…

§292 cADJECTIVES OF THE CONSONANT DECLENSIONἀληθής (ἀληθεσ-) true, εὔ-ελπις (εὐελπιδ-) hopeful are thus declined: SINGULAR Masc. and Fem. Neut. Masc. and Fem. Neut. Nom. ἀληθής ἀληθές εὔελπις εὔελπι Gen. (ἀληθέ-οσ) ἀληθοῦς ε…

§293 cADJECTIVES OF THE CONSONANT DECLENSIONStems in ον: εὐδαίμων happy, βελτῑ́ων better: SINGULAR Masc. and Fem. Neut. Masc. and Fem. Neut. Nom. εὐδαίμων εὔδαιμον βελτῑ́ων βέλτῑον Gen. εὐδαίμον-ος βελτῑ́ον-ος Dat. εὐδαίμον-…

§§423–427ACCENTSimple or compound verbs usually throw the accent as far back as the quantity of the last syllable permits (recessive accent, 159). λῡ́ω, λῡ́ομεν, ἐλῡόμην; παιδεύω, παιδεύουσι, ἐπα…

§773 bIRREGULAR MI-VERBSεἶμι (ἰ-, εἰ-; cp. Lat. ῑ-ρε) go has only the present system. PRESENT IMPERFECT Indicative Subjunctive Optative Imperative Indicative Sing. 1 εἶμι ἴω ἴοιμι or ἰοίην ᾖα or ᾔειν 2 εἶ…

§791 bIRREGULAR MI-VERBSκεῖμαι (κει-) lie, am laid, regularly used in the present and imperfect instead of the perfect and pluperfect passive of τίθημι place. PRESENT IMPERFECT Indic. Subj. Opt. Imper. In…

§840 dFORMATION OF SUBSTANTIVESNAMES OF ACTIONS AND ABSTRACT SUBSTANTIVES a. Substantives denoting actions often express abstract idea and names of actions and verbal abstracts are often used co<*> cretely. The …