Participle
The perfect participle of the verb θνῄσκω thnēískō "die" undergoes vowel shortening, and quantitative metathesis in the oblique forms:
- *τεθνηϝώτς tethnēwṓts → τεθνεώς tethneṓs "dead" (masculine nominative singular: perfect with stative meaning)
- *τεθνηϝότος *tethnēwótos → τεθνεῶτος tethneôtos (masculine/neuter genitive singular)
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