θνῄσκω

Etymology
In any case, the second part is the inchoative suffix.
 * Traditionally compared to 🇨🇬,, from . However, Beekes doubts this, on the basis of the zero-grade forms, which would then be *θυνεῖν, *θύνατος.
 * LIV² reconstructs, from , comparing the word with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, but the semantic connection is weak.
 * Others refer to, from , from which come , , and.
 * Cf. also 🇨🇬,.

Verb

 * 1) to die;  to be dead
 * 2)  to be killed
 * 1)  to be killed

Usage notes
In the present, the aorist and the future, the compound form is often substituted.