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Most stems are derived from roots by the addition of one or more formative suffixes.
| δῶ-ρο-ν | gift, | stem δωρο-, | root δω (δί-δω-μι | suffix ρο-. |
| γραμ-ματ-εύ-ς | scribe, | stem γραμματευ-, | root γραφ, | suffixes ματ and ευ. |
a. Most words are therefore built up from root, suffix, and inflectional ending by a process of composition analogous to that seen in compounds ( cross869 ff.), in which the union of the various elements yields an idea different from that seen in each of the parts.
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Herbert Weir Smyth [n.d.], A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [info] [word count] [Smyth].
