-ιάτικος

Greek

Etymology

From adjective suffixes -ιάτ(ης) (-iát(is)) + -ικος (-ikos).[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ιάτικος • (-iátikos) m (feminine -ιάτικη, neuter -ιάτικο)

  1. (forming adjectives) from nouns, denoting sense of time:
    1. 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)
    2. (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')
  2. (in neuter plural, adverb) see -ιάτικα

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -ιάτικος

References

  1. "-ιάτικος" - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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