κάμνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kem(H)- (to be tired).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰ́μνω (kámnō)

  1. exert oneself, labour, work hard
  2. be weary
  3. be sick, ill
  4. suffer

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀκάμας (akámas)
  • ἀκμής (akmḗs)
  • κάματος (kámatos)
  • κμητός (kmētós)

Descendants

  • Greek: κάμνω (kámno), κάνω (káno)

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 557

Further reading

Greek

Verb

κάμνω (kámno) (past έκαμα/έκαμνα)

  1. Alternative form of κάνω (káno)

Conjugation

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