[B-Greek] Re: anarthrous
Brent Hudson
brent at riveroflifembchurch.com
Wed Jun 16 08:40:15 EDT 2004
Hi Anna,
'-ous' in English is an adjectival ending. Many nouns are converted to
adjectives by adding the 'ous' suffix. (joy - joyous, adventure -
adventurous, etc.) English is guilty of borrowing from many languages and
then anglicizing those borrowed terms. So even though 'anarthrous' is based
on a Greek term and in Greek would be accusative plural, in English the
'ous' suffix is understood as adjectival.
Brent
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 8:11 AM
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> Subject: [B-Greek] Re: anarthrous
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>
> Hello,
> regarding the meaning of the word anarthrous, first of all I
> wish to make the following comment: we cannot say an
> "anarthrous noun" since the adjective "anarthrous" is plural
> accusative and the noun "noun" is singular nominative. So the
> correct adjective form would be " anarthron noun or
> ousiastikon in greek". The meaning of the adjective is what
> the rest suggested , i.e. a noun without an article and the
> term would be used in greek syntax to define the word in a
> sentence. I am absolutely certain of the explaination I give
> since I am Greek!
> Hope it helps,
> Best regards,
> Anna Soumeka
> Athens
>
>
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