-ιμος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • -μος (-mos)
  • -σιμος (-simos)

Etymology

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Suffix

-ῐμος • (-imos) m or f (neuter -ῐμον); second declension

  1. Added to the stems of verbs or verbal nouns in -σις (-sis) to form an adjective of possibility or capability: -able, -ible, -like, -ed
    ‎δοκέω (dokéō, “seem good”) + ‎-ιμος (-imos) → ‎δόκιμος (dókimos, “approved”)

Declension
Second declension of -ῐμος; -ῐμον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ῐμος
-imos		 -ῐμον
-imon		 -ῐμω
-imō		 -ῐμω
-imō		 -ῐμοι
-imoi		 -ῐμᾰ
-ima
Genitive -ῐμου
-imou		 -ῐμου
-imou		 -ῐμοιν
-imoin		 -ῐμοιν
-imoin		 -ῐμων
-imōn		 -ῐμων
-imōn
Dative -ῐμῳ
-imōi		 -ῐμῳ
-imōi		 -ῐμοιν
-imoin		 -ῐμοιν
-imoin		 -ῐμοις
-imois		 -ῐμοις
-imois
Accusative -ῐμον
-imon		 -ῐμον
-imon		 -ῐμω
-imō		 -ῐμω
-imō		 -ῐμους
-imous		 -ῐμᾰ
-ima
Vocative -ῐμε
-ime		 -ῐμον
-imon		 -ῐμω
-imō		 -ῐμω
-imō		 -ῐμοι
-imoi		 -ῐμᾰ
-ima
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-ῐμως
-imōs		 -ῐμώτερος
-imṓteros		 -ῐμώτᾰτος
-imṓtatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

Greek

Alternative forms
  • -σιμος (-simos)
  • -ξιμος (-ximos)
  • -ψιμος (-psimos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ιμος (-imos).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /i.mos/

Suffix

-ιμος • (-imos) m (feminine ιμη, neuter ιμο)

  1. -able, -ible
    ‎φαγω- (fago-, “eat”) + ‎-ιμος (-imos) → ‎φαγώσιμος (fagósimos, “edible”)

Declension
Declension of -ιμος
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -ιμος • -ιμη • -ιμο • -ιμοι • -ιμες • -ιμα •
genitive -ιμου • -ιμης • -ιμου • -ιμων • -ιμων • -ιμων •
accusative -ιμο • -ιμη • -ιμο • -ιμους • -ιμες • -ιμα •
vocative -ιμε • -ιμη • -ιμο • -ιμοι • -ιμες • -ιμα •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο -ιμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο -ιμος, etc.)
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