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Greek
Etymology
From άκ(ι) (ák(i), diminutive neuter suffix) + -ος (-os, suffix for masculines) [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.kos/
- Hyphenation: -ά‧κος
Suffix
-άκος • (-ákos) m
- a diminutive suffix
- for common nouns
- δρόμος m (drómos, “street”) + -άκος (-ákos) → δρομάκος (dromákos, “a small street”)
- ύπνος m (ýpnos, “a sleep”) + -άκος (-ákos) → υπνάκος (ypnákos, “a nap”)
- for common nouns with diminutive for age (very young) and/or derogatory sense
- δάσκαλος m (dáskalos, “teacher”) + -άκος (-ákos) → δασκαλάκος (daskalákos, “a poor or very young teacher”)
- έμπορος m (émporos, “salesman”) + -άκος (-ákos) → εμποράκος (emporákos, “a poor, insignifcant or very young salesman”)
- for proper nouns like masculine first names and their derived family names
- Δημήτρης (Dimítris) + -άκος (-ákos) → Δημητράκος (Dimitrákos) male given name > male surname
- the female's surname ending is -άκου (-ákou) (indeclinable)
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