A Hellenic language principally spoken in Greece.
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Meaning of suffix -tai in Greek
In Ptolemy's Geography, two people are mentioned by the name of Thamyditai (6.7.4, pg 402 of this book) and Oaditae (6.7.21, pg 406 of this book)
Here's the scanned mention of Thamyditai
Here's the scanned mention of Oaditae
My question is, since…
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How to understand the differences and similarities between the orders in Greek and Latin alphabets, for memorizing?
Letters in Greek alphabet are ordered similarly to those in Latin, but not exactly the same.
Is there any reason for the differences?
I ask the question for finding a way to understand and therefore memorize the order based on Latin alphabet.
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Is < eu > an element in Greek?
I am pondering the morphological structure of < therapeutic > and < pharmaceutical >. When looking at the Greek roots I can analyze the spelling with the exception of < eu >. I see that < eu > is a prefix in Greek with a sense of “well,” however, I…
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Does this way of organizing Greek consonants make sense?
I heard from a Greek learner who shared their way of organizing the Greek consonants in the following:
unvoiced less unvoiced voiced less voiced
kappa chi gamma rho
pi phi …
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scansion of iambic trimeter in fragment of Euripides
I am trying to scan a line from a fragment of Euripides Erechtheus (cannot figure out how to write Greek characters here!):
- v - -| - - v v v| v- v v
os theon bomous patrida te rhuometha
How can the first foot be a trochee? Is the…
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How close is Ancient Greek to English or French or Spanish?
I.e.: What are the Linguistic Distances of Ancient Greek compared to 2000s English, French, and Spanish?
I know that each Indo-European language belongs to its own Language Family: Ancient Greek to Hellenic, English to Germanic, and French to Italic…
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Is eta in Ancient Greek transliterated as long e or h?
Is eta in Ancient Greek transliterated as long e (e.g. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/greeklatinroots2/chapter/%c2%a798-the-greek-alphabet/), or h (e.g. https://www.dictionary.com/e/greek-alphabet-letters/)?
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