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ITERATIVE CLASS. 47
in mjut-TrA-ayerai (II. 9. 679), la-)(dvu> (for ^cri-cr^-ava^, tfarco (for
The class of Verbs in -vu is derived from the Non-thematic
Verbs in -w-. Sometimes, as has been noticed -i>u
( 18), takes
the Thematic c or o after it, as in dju-z/vco for o^vv-^i ;
but in
other cases, especially when -w follows a vowel,
u. becomes F and
is lost. Thus &-vu- gives avva 1 accomplish, and. also averai (d)
draws to a close : so Tivv-rai punishes and TLVO>, (frOivv- (in tyOwv-
0co) and (j)0Lva).
The vowel of ava>, (frOdva, rtvu>, (frdiva) is long- in
Homer, short in Attic (cp. Homeric fety-o? for feV-foj, Attic
dv-os) whereas in KAu>a>, ; K/nVco (for /cAi^-to), it is
/cpiz;-ia>)
always long. Note also that -ye(o)
for -vFe(o)
is confined to the
Present, while the v of KAtz>o>, &c. appears in other Tenses
(Solmsen, K. Z. xxix. 78).
eXauVw has been explained as *e\a-yu-a>, but there is no parallel
for epenthesis of u.
The d of IKCU/O), Ki%av(a points to -av-Fw, but the forms have
not been satisfactorily explained.
48.] Stems formed by -crKe(o),
the Iterative class of Curtius.
(1) Without Reduplication, as /3a-(nce go, (36-a-KeL feeds, (fxi-o-Kt
said, tAa-cnco-zmu propitiate, ^XaorKouo-t flit about, 6vfj--(TKe-/ Jc6z; to go before (/3A.a>- for juAco-).
(2) With Reduplication, jut-/u^?}-o-Ke-rat is reminded, Ki-K^rj-a-Ktv
called, yt-yrco-crKa) 1 know, iri-(j)av-(TK showed.
Stems ending in a consonant sometimes insert i,
as a7r-a