Abstract

In ancient Greek grammatical theory, word formation falls under the heading of parts of speech. Certain parts of speech have properties of type (eîdos) and shape (skhêma), relating to derivation (paragōgḗ) and compounding (súnthesis), respectively. Ancient Greek grammars devote less attention to these processes than they do to derived vs. compounded words themselves. The type of a word is either primary (prōtótypon) or derived (parágōgon), its shape either simple (haploûn…