The Middle Verb vidērī
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11114845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edith Frances Claflin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1942 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26 |
| Publication date | 1942-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/409075 |
| OpenAlex | W2322181758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
[The so-called passive of videō is in reality an old middle, corresponding to Homeric ∊ἴδ∊ται, ἰδέσθαι and meaning from prehistoric times ‘seem, appear’. The meaning ‘be seen’ is late, secondary, and very rare. This view, besides being in consonance with the evidence of other IE languages having verbs derived from the base * weid -, is confirmed by the occurrence in early Latin of a deponent form of videō (Curculio 260–1; Epidicus 61–2). The middle verb vidērī therefore illustrates and supports the writer's theory (AJP 48.157–75) that ‘the Latin passive is essentially a middle voice’.]
Linguistics · Verb · Ancient Near East History · History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |