μανθάνω
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Hellenic *məntʰánō, *mantʰánō, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-n-dʰ-, nasal infix present of *men-dʰ-, *dʰ-extension of *men- (“to think, mind”), thus "to put one's mind".[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /man.tʰá.nɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /manˈtʰa.no/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /manˈ
θ a.no/ - (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /manˈ
θ a.no/ - (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /manˈ
θ a.no/
Verb
edit- to learn
- Antonym: διδάσκω (didáskō)
- (aorist) to know, understand
- to seek, ask, inquire
- to have a habit of, be accustomed to
- to notice, perceive
- (in questions) Τί μαθών; "What were you thinking?" "Why on earth?"
Inflection
edit Present: μ ᾰν θ ᾰ́ν ω , μ ᾰν θ ᾰ́νομαι
Imperfect: ἐμ ᾰ́ν θ ᾰν ο ν , ἐμ ᾰν θ ᾰνόμην
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active | indicative | ἐ |
ἐ |
ἐ |
ἐ |
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middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐ |
ἐ |
ἐ |
ἐ |
ἐ |
ἐ |
ἐ |
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Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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participle | m | ||||||||||||
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Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἔμ ᾰθ ο ν
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active | indicative | ἔ |
ἔ |
ἔ |
ἐ |
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Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: μ ε μ ᾰ́θηκᾰ
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participle | m | ||||||||||||
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Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐμεμᾰθήκειν
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active | indicative | ἐμεμᾰθήκειν, ἐμεμᾰθήκη |
ἐμεμᾰθήκεις, ἐμεμᾰθήκης |
ἐμεμᾰθήκει( |
ἐμεμᾰθήκετον | ἐμεμᾰθηκέτην | ἐμεμᾰθήκεμεν | ἐμεμᾰθήκετε | ἐμεμᾰθήκεσᾰ | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
edit- ἀναμανθάνω (anamanthánō)
- ἀντιμανθάνω (antimanthánō)
- ἀπομανθάνω (apomanthánō)
- διαμανθάνω (diamanthánō)
- ἐκμανθάνω (ekmanthánō)
- ἐπιμανθάνω (epimanthánō)
- καταμανθάνω (katamanthánō)
- μεταμανθάνω (metamanthánō)
- προμανθάνω (promanthánō)
- προσμανθάνω (prosmanthánō)
- συμμανθάνω (summanthánō)
Related terms
edit- ἀμαθής (amathḗs)
- ἀμάθητος (amáthētos)
- ἐπιμηθής (epimēthḗs)
- Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús)
- μάθη (máthē)
- μάθημα (máthēma)
- μάθησις (máthēsis)
- μαθητεία (mathēteía)
- μαθητέος (mathētéos)
- μαθητεύω (mathēteúō)
- μαθητής (mathētḗs)
- μαθητιάω (mathētiáō)
- μαθητικός (mathētikós)
- μαθητός (mathētós)
- μαθήτρια (mathḗtria)
- προμηθής (promēthḗs)
- Προμηθεύς (Promētheús)
Descendants
edit- Greek:
- Medieval: μανθάνω, μαθαίνω, μαθάνω, μανθαίνω, μανθάννω, μαθθαίνω[2]
- Modern Greek: μαθαίνω (mathaíno) (also εκμανθάνω)
References
edit- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μανθάνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 901
- ^ μανθάνω - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή
τ ο υ Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
Further reading
edit- “μανθάνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “μανθάνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “μανθάνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- μανθάνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- μανθάνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “μανθάνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G3129 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- μανθάνω in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
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- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- (think)
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
- Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek 3-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
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