403 The suffix -ο, nom. mas. and fem. -ος, neut. -ον, is one of the most common, of very various meaning; an ε in the verb-stem regularly changes to ο ([25](file:///x:/Departments/Classics_Texts/schoolgrammarofa00goodrich_porson/HTML%20Files/Chapter-025.html)):
λόγ-ος speech, |
from λέγω (λεγ-) speak, |
στόλ-ος expedition, |
στέλλω (στελ-) equip, send, |
δρόμ-ος running, |
δραμεῖν (δραμ-) run, |
ζυγ-όν yoke, |
ζεύγνῡμι (ζυγ-, ζευγ-) join, |
νόμ-ος custom, law, |
νέμω (νεμ-) distribute, |
φόρ-ος tribute, |
φέρω (φερ-) bring, bear, |
ἀρχ-ός ruler, |
ἄρχω (ἀρχ) rule, |
τροφ-ός (ὁ, ἡ) nurse, |
τρέφω (τρεφ-) nourish. |
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a. The suffix is accented when it denotes the agent.
- b. Many nouns whose origin is obscure, or can be traced only by comparing other languages, plainly have this ending:
οἶκ-ος house, χῶρος place.