Are there other verbs that conjugate like ζῆν?
The only one I know of is ψῆν "to rub", "to wipe".
The conjugational pattern of ζῆν
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The conjugational pattern of ζῆν
Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ
(Menander, Γνῶμαι μονόστιχοι 108)
(Menander, Γνῶμαι μονόστιχοι 108)
Re: The conjugational pattern of ζῆν
I believe that χρῆσθαι, "make use of", belongs in this select group of η-contract verbsStephen Hughes wrote:Are there other verbs that conjugate like ζῆν?
The only one I know of is ψῆν "to rub", "to wipe".
οὔτοι ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς πάντα θεοὶ θνητοῖς ὑπέδειξαν,
ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ ζητέοντες ἐφευρίσκουσιν ἄμεινον. (Xenophanes, Fragment 16)
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ ζητέοντες ἐφευρίσκουσιν ἄμεινον. (Xenophanes, Fragment 16)
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)