μανθάνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *məntʰánō, *mantʰánō, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-n-dʰ-, nasal infix present of *men-dʰ-, extension of *men- (to think, mind), thus "to put one's mind".

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μᾰνθᾰ́νω • (manthánō) first-singular present indicative

  1. to learn
    Antonym: διδάσκω (didáskō)
  2. (aorist) to know, understand
  3. to seek, ask, inquire
  4. to have a habit of, be accustomed to
  5. to notice, perceive
  6. (in questions) Τί μαθών; "What were you thinking?" "Why on earth?"

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀναμανθάνω (anamanthánō)
  • ἀντιμανθάνω (antimanthánō)
  • ἀπομανθάνω (apomanthánō)
  • διαμανθάνω (diamanthánō)
  • ἐκμανθάνω (ekmanthánō)
  • ἐπιμανθάνω (epimanthánō)
  • καταμανθάνω (katamanthánō)
  • μεταμανθάνω (metamanthánō)
  • προμανθάνω (promanthánō)
  • προσμανθάνω (prosmanthánō)
  • συμμανθάνω (summanthánō)

Descendants

  • Greek:
Medieval: μανθάνω, μαθαίνω, μαθάνω, μανθαίνω, μανθάννω, μαθθαίνω[1]
Modern Greek: μαθαίνω (mathaíno) (also εκμανθάνω)

References

  1. μανθάνω - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)

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