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ArchivesRe: Diminutive suffixes in ancient Greek and modern Greek names.
in reply to a message by Dorchadas
Another one that comes to mind: -atos.
Example taken from a papyrus in hellenistic Egypt:
Theon, son of Theon writes a letter to his father and signs it with "Theonatos". The German translation of the letter uses a diminutive Form, so I am assuming that -atos is yet another form of diminutive.
A famous example is Leonnatos, son of Anteas, one of Alexander's generals.
Example taken from a papyrus in hellenistic Egypt:
Theon, son of Theon writes a letter to his father and signs it with "Theonatos". The German translation of the letter uses a diminutive Form, so I am assuming that -atos is yet another form of diminutive.
A famous example is Leonnatos, son of Anteas, one of Alexander's generals.
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