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Table of Contents:
Part I: Letters, Sounds, Syllables, Accent
Part II: Inflection
Part IV: Syntax
ADVERBIAL COMPLEX SENTENCES
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ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
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RELATIVE CLAUSES:
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[*] 856. Diminutives may express affection, familiarity, daintiness, and sometimes pity or contempt (cp. dar-ling, lord-ling). See the examples under 852, and also πατρ-ίδιον daddy (πατήρ), ἀδελφ-ίδιο-ν dear little brother, Σωκρατ-ίδιον dear Socky, ἀνθρώπ-ιον manikin. Some endings often have an ironical force, as πλούτ-α_ξ rich churl, γάστρ-ων fat-belly.
American Book Company, 1920.
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