-άκι

Inherited from diminutive Mediaval Byzantine Greek -άκι (-áki) / -άκιν,^[1] from diminutive Hellenistic Koine Greek -άκιον (-ákion).^[2][3] A reanalysis of Ancient Greek diminutives formed with the suffix -ιον (-ion) from nouns ending in -αξ (-ax), stem -ακ- (-ak-), retaining or not retaining the diminutive sense.
Examples: the modern λαβράκι (lavráki) < Ancient Greek λαβράκιον (labrákion) from λάβραξ (lábrax, “seabass”), the modern ρυάκι (ryáki) < Hellenistic ῥυάκιον (rhuákion) from ῥύαξ (rhúax, “torrential stream, esp. of lava”), συάκιν (suákin) from σῦαξ (sûax, “a fish species”). See also ἱεράκιον (hierákion), καμάκι (kamáki) and αυλάκι (avláki).

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ci/
• Hyphenation: -ά‧κι
• Homophone: -άκοι (-ákoi)

-άκι • (-áki) n

1. Added to nouns (chiefly neuter) to give a diminutive form, expressing small size or affection.

   ‎ποτάμι (potámi, “river”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎ποταμάκι (potamáki, “rivulet”)

   ‎άντρας (ántras, “husband”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎αντράκι (antráki)

   ‎γυναίκα (gynaíka, “wife”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎γυναικάκι (gynaikáki)

   ‎κερί (kerí, “candle”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎κεράκι (keráki, “small candle”)

Genitive forms are rare or non-existent.

• -ούλα (-oúla) (used with feminine nouns)
• -ίτσα (-ítsa) (used with feminine nouns)

• -άρα (-ára)
• -αρος (-aros)

• -άκης (-ákis)
• -άκιας (-ákias)

Not suffixed with -άκι: