-άκις

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See also: ἀκίς and -άκης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-ᾰ́κῐς • (-ákis)

  1. Added to the stems of cardinal numerals, adjectives, and pronouns to form adverbs of repetition

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άκις

References

Greek

Etymology 1

Ancient Greek -άκις (-ákis). Related to πολλάκις (pollákis).[1]

Suffix

-άκις • (-ákis)

  1. Forms an adverb showing frequency:
    ‎εκατό (ekató, “hundred”) + ‎-άκις (-ákis) → ‎εκατοντάκις (ekatontákis, “a hundred times”)
    Τα φαινόμενα πολλάκις απατούν.
    Ta fainómena pollákis apatoún.
    Appearances deceive many times.
Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -άκις

Etymology 2

As diminutive suffix: see Usage notes at -άκης.

Suffix

-άκις • (-ákis) m

  1. (diminutive) alternative spelling of -άκης (-ákis)

References

  1. ^ -άκις - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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