-eō

Wrtndng

-eō lat. vglw. 'klar + -eō → 'klar sein, ist klar'

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e.oː/, [eoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.o/, [eo] (stressed on the antepenult)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *-ēō, from verbs with Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti (stative suffix).

Suffix

-eō (present infinitive -ēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

1. Forms stative verbs from adjectives.

   ‎clārus (“clear”) + ‎-eo → ‎clāreō (“to be clear”)

   ‎frīgus (“cold”) + ‎-eo → ‎frīgeō (“to be cold”)