-ακός

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See also: -άκος, ἄκος, and Appendix:Variations of "akos"

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From -κός (-kós) with an added α from ā-stems and later extended to other nouns; piecewise doublet of -ηκός (-ēkós). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *-ākos (whence Old Irish -ach and Welsh -og), Latin -āx, and perhaps some cases of Proto-Germanic *-agaz (whence Old Norse -agr and Gothic -𐌰𐌲𐍃 (-ags)).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-ᾰκός • (-akós) m (feminine -ᾰκή, neuter -ᾰκόν); first/second declension

  1. Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ac
    ‎καρδίᾱ (kardíā) + ‎-ακός (-akós) → ‎καρδιακός (kardiakós)
    ‎Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios) + ‎-ακός (-akós) → ‎Αἰγυπτιακός (Aiguptiakós)

Inflection

First and second declension of -ᾰκός; -ᾰκή; -ᾰκόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ᾰκός
-akós 		-ᾰκή
-akḗ 		-ᾰκόν
-akón 		-ᾰκώ
-akṓ 		-ᾰκᾱ́
-akā́ 		-ᾰκώ
-akṓ 		-ᾰκοί
-akoí 		-ᾰκαί
-akaí 		-ᾰκᾰ́
-aká
Genitive -ᾰκοῦ
-akoû 		-ᾰκῆς
-akês 		-ᾰκοῦ
-akoû 		-ᾰκοῖν
-akoîn 		-ᾰκαῖν
-akaîn 		-ᾰκοῖν
-akoîn 		-ᾰκῶν
-akôn 		-ᾰκῶν
-akôn 		-ᾰκῶν
-akôn
Dative -ᾰκῷ
-akôi 		-ᾰκῇ
-akêi 		-ᾰκῷ
-akôi 		-ᾰκοῖν
-akoîn 		-ᾰκαῖν
-akaîn 		-ᾰκοῖν
-akoîn 		-ᾰκοῖς
-akoîs 		-ᾰκαῖς
-akaîs 		-ᾰκοῖς
-akoîs
Accusative -ᾰκόν
-akón 		-ᾰκήν
-akḗn 		-ᾰκόν
-akón 		-ᾰκώ
-akṓ 		-ᾰκᾱ́
-akā́ 		-ᾰκώ
-akṓ 		-ᾰκούς
-akoús 		-ᾰκᾱ́ς
-akā́s 		-ᾰκᾰ́
-aká
Vocative -ᾰκέ
-aké 		-ᾰκή
-akḗ 		-ᾰκόν
-akón 		-ᾰκώ
-akṓ 		-ᾰκᾱ́
-akā́ 		-ᾰκώ
-akṓ 		-ᾰκοί
-akoí 		-ᾰκαί
-akaí 		-ᾰκᾰ́
-aká
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-ᾰκῶς
-akôs 		-ᾰκώτερος
-akṓteros 		-ᾰκώτᾰτος
-akṓtatos
Notes:

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ακός

Descendants

  • Greek: -ακός (-akós)
  • → Latin: -acus
    • → English: -ac

Further reading

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 858
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