f.
-αται, -ατο occur in
Hom.
regularly in the perfect and pluperfect of consonant stems, as τετράφαται,
ἕαται
for ἑσ-νται,
ἥατο
for ἡσ-ντο
from ἧμαι
(ἡσμαι); also in stems ending in
-ι,
as ἐφθίατο.
-αται, -ατο were transferred
to vocalic stems, as βεβλήαται,
βεβλήατο,
Hdt. δυνέαται.
Hom. has -δ-αται
in
ἐληλάδαται
from ἐλαύνω
drive.
In the opt. -ατο
always (γενοίατο
for γένοιντο).
In Hdt.
η before
-αται, -ατο
is shortened, as perf. ἡγέαται
for ἡγή-αται
̂ ἥγηνται, ἐβεβλέατο
for -ηατο.
For κεῖνται,
Hom. κείαται
and κέαται,
Hdt. has κέαται.
In the opt. Hdt. has
-ατο:
βουλοίατο, δεξαίατο.
In Hdt.
-αται, -ατο
occur
even in the present system, τιθέαται,
δυνέαται, ἱ̄στέατο. |