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-στης

-στης

See also: στης

Ancient Greek

Suffix

-στης • ‎(-stēs)

  1. Alternative form of -της ‎(-tēs)

Derived terms

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Etymology

Alternative form of -της ‎(-tēs) or -τής ‎(-tḗs, masculine suffix), with a sigma σ added by the influence of agent nouns from verbs in -άζω ‎(-ázō). Used on stems ending in α, such as δυνά-στης ‎(duná-stēs) from δύνα-μαι ‎(dúna-mai).

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