Sep 29, 2008 18:04
16 yrs ago
English term

Copulative A

English to Greek Art/Literary Linguistics Grammar
Hi,

I must confess I'm not 100% sure that "Copulative A" is even the right term in English, but I wanted to know the correct term for the Α in Αχειλάς - one thing does seem clear i.e. that it is not "A Privative".

Please see
Αχειλάς, Αυτουλάς
http://www.slang.gr/lemma/show/mpakautias_3774:μπακαυτιάς

Many thanks

Simon
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Discussion

Nick Lingris Sep 30, 2008:
The prefix α- which is not privative and does not add meaning to the word (e.g. αμασχάλη) is called προτακτικό. If Αχειλάς (which I know only as a name) has the same meaning as χειλάς, the α- would be called προτακτικό.

Proposed translations

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συμπλεκτικό, συνδετικό

Copulative is συμπλεκτικό/συνδετικό. Your link does not have Αχειλάς, only Αυτουλάς which means someone with prominent ears and the normal word is αυτιά (ears) so there is no strange linguistic phenomenon involved (i.e. no prefix).
Peer comment(s):

agree Dr. Derk von Moock
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agree Ioanna Daskalopoulou
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Και το όνομα αυτού: reanalysis (επανάλυση)

Δεν υπάρχει μόρφημα "α-" στο "Αχειλάς". Πρόκειται για "εσφαλμένη" ανάλυση:

τα χείλια (προφ.: ταχείλια) > τ' αχείλια > (το) αχείλι > ο αχειλάς (= ο χειλάς)

Και

τα ωτία > ταοτία > ταυτιά > τ' αυτιά > το αυτί
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Vicky Papaprodromou
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