L 15

Question 1

Explain the consonantal reduplication

Answer 1

1) If a verb begins with a single consonant, that consonant is reduplicated and the two consonants are separated by an epsilon
2) If the consonant that is reduplicated is an aspirate (φ, χ, θ), then the consonant is a voiceless (π, κ, τ)

Question 2

Explain the vocal reduplication

Answer 2

1) If a verb begins with a vowel or diphthong, the vowel is lengthened. (though it is common for diphthongs not to lengthen)
2) Vocal reduplication is identical in form to the augment in the imperfect and aorist
3) If the verb begins with a double consonant, it will usually take an augment (unless the second consonant is λ or ρ)
4) ψ, ζ, ξ consonants count as a double, and will take an augment instead

Question 3

What will contract verbs do in the perfect active and mid/pass

Answer 3

1) lengthen contract vowel, even though there is no tense formative

Question 4

What is the nuance of the pluperfect?

Answer 4

1) similar to perfect,
2) but is further back in time.
3) denotes action completed prior to a point in past time, with an effect that continued up to that point in past time.
Example: “She had eaten the bread before the man arrived.”

Question 5

Pluperfect paradigm

Answer 5

ἐλελύκειν, I had loosened
ἐλελύκεις
ἐλελύκει

ἐλελύκειμεν
ἐλελύκειτε
ἐλελύκεισαν