τοπικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τόπος (tópos, a place) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

τοπῐκός (topikósm (feminine τοπῐκή, neuter τοπῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. of or for place, in respect to place
    1. local
    2. (of medicine) to be applied locally, topical
  2. concerning topoi or commonplaces

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: topica

References

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek τοπῐκός (topikós) with semantic loan from French topique (in the medical sense) and local.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /to.piˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: το‧πι‧κός
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Adjective

τοπικός (topikósm (feminine τοπική, neuter τοπικό)

  1. local (from or in a nearby location)
  2. (medicine) topical, local (applied to a localized part of the body)
    τοπική αναισθησίαtopikí anaisthisíalocal anaesthesia

Declension

References

  1. ^ τοπικόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.