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Some Lexicographic Terminology in the Suda

ὅτι	it is said that
καὶ ζήτει ἐν τῳ̂	also look under the entry for
διφορει̂ται	spelled in two ways
φυλάττει	preserves (sc. omega in the oblique cases)
συστέλλει	shortens
ἐκτείνει	lengthens

κατ' ἀντίφρασιν	euphemistically

Περὶ ὀνομάτων	concerning nouns
πτώσεις	cases or inflections
ἔγκλισις	declension, inflection or any derivative form
ἡ εὐθει̂α	the nominative
γενικῃ̂	in the genitive
δοτικῃ̂	in the dative
αἰτιατικῃ̂	in the accusative
δυϊκω̂ς	in the dual form

χωρὶς ἄρθρου	without an article
τῳ̂ τόνῳ ὡς	with the same accent as
Περὶ πνευμάτων	concerning breathings
δασέως [δασύνεται, δασυνόμενον]	with a rough breathing
ψιλω̂ς [ψιλου̂ται, ψιλούμενον]	with a smooth breathing

Περὶ γενω̂ν	concerning genders
θηλυκω̂ς	feminine
ἀρσενικω̂ς	in the masculine
οὐδέτερον	neuter

ἑνικω̂ς ορ ἑνικὸν	singular
πληθυντικω̂ς	plural

περὶ ῥημάτων	concerning verbs
περὶ συζυγίας	concerning conjugation
παρατατικός	imperfect
ὁ μέλλων	the future
ἀόριστος	aorist
ὁ παρακείμενος	the perfect
ὑπερσυντελικὸς	the pluperfect
ὁ παθητικὸς	the passive voice
ὁ μεσότης	middle voice

ὁριστική	indicative
ὑποτακτική	subjunctive
αὐθυπότακτον	aorist subjunctive
εὐκτικω̂ς	in the optative
προστακτικω̂ς	in the imperative
ἡ μετοχὴ	the participle
ἀπαρέμφατα	infinitives

τὸ τρίτον	third person

Ἰακω̂ς	Ionic
Ἀττικω̂ς	Attic

Περὶ συγκριτικω̂ν	concerning comparatives (and note that Περὶ plus the genitive is often the title of a treatise, Concerning Something or Other)

ἐπὶ	+ gen. anthrop: in the reign of
ἐπὶ	+ gen. otherwise: in reference to
βασιλεύς	(in Roman contexts): emperor
ὕπατος	consul (and ὑπατικός consular)
ανθυπατος	proconsul

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This document was last updated Tuesday May 14, 2019.