Sigmatic Aorist Active Participle

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Introduction

To form the sigmatic aorist active participle, we take the sigmatic aorist stem, add /αντ/, and decline. The α connecting vowel in /αντ/ is not a theme vowel and can’t lengthen. So to mark the masculine nominative singular we add /ς:

          κτέν/σ/αντ/ς > κτείνας (masculine nom. sing.)
          κτέν/σ/αντ/ > κτεῖναν (neuter nom. sing.)
          κτέν/σ/αντ/ος > κτείναντος (masculine or neuter gen. sing.)

MASCULINE AND NEUTER

BASE

/σ/

/αντ/

case markers

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The feminine participle uses the /Jα/ marker:

          κτέν/σ/αντ/Jα/ > κτείνασα (feminine nom. sing.)
          κτέν/σ/αντ/Jα/Lς > κτεινάσης (feminine gen. sing.)

FEMININE

BASE

/σ/

/αντ/

/Jα/

case markers