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Greek
Etymology
From adjective suffixes -ιάτ(ης) (-iát(is)) + -ικος (-ikos).[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ιάτικος • (-iátikos) m (feminine -ιάτικη, neuter -ιάτικο)
- (forming adjectives) from nouns, denoting sense of time:
- where the denoted is suitable or has the characteristics of the original word
- Χριστούγεννα (Christoúgenna, “Christmas”) + -ιάτικος (-iátikos) → χριστουγεννιάτικος (christougenniátikos, “Christmassy”)
- Μάης (Máis, “(colloquial): May”) + -ιάτικος (-iátikos) → μαγιάτικος (magiátikos, “of May”)
- (forming adjectives) where the denoted resembles the original word, without actually owning them
- καλοκαίρι (kalokaíri, “summer”) + -ιάτικος (-iátikos) → καλοκαιριάτικος (kalokairiátikos, “summery e.g. a warm winter day is 'summery'”)
- (in neuter plural, adverb) see -ιάτικα
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- -ιάτικα (-iátika, adverb) (negative sense)
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