hi guys
may I ask what is the difference between -της and -ευς ?
Oh, I don’t know, maybe that one begins with τη and the other with ευ?
Could you be more specific? Are you asking why some nouns are formed out of one, some out of the other? Do you have examples to illustrate your dilemma?
Both designate agency with regard to an action. I don’t think there is any large difference, except etymology. Here is Smyth. (I’ve fixed a large number of typos present in the digital version.)
See Smyth 839:
a. The primary suffixes τα_, τηρ, τορ, τρο, ευ, denoting the > agent > or > doer of an action> , are masculine.
- τα_ (nom. -τή-ς): κρι-τή-ς judge (κρί_νω decide, κρι-), κλέπ-τη-ς thief (κλέπ- steal), ποιη-τή-ς poet, i.e. maker (ποιέ-ω make), αὐλη-τή-ς flute-player (αὐλέ-ω play the flute), μαθ-η-τή-ς pupil (μανθάνω learn, μαθ-ε-), ἱκ-έ- suppliant (ἱκ-νέ-ομαι come, ἱκ-).
- ευ (nom. -εύ-ς): γραφ-εύ-ς writer (γράφ-ω write), τοκ-εύ-ς father (τίκτω beget, τεκ-).
yes I am asking on this point~~
Thank you for your help!
As you might guess, they’re called “agent nouns,” nomina agentis.