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Greek
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-άκι • (-áki) n
- 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”)
Declension
Declension of -άκι
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| Genitive forms are rare or non-existent.
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Synonyms
- -ούλα (-oúla) (used with feminine nouns)
- -ίτσα (-ítsa) (used with feminine nouns)
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See also
Not suffixed with -άκι:
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