-τύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-tus (suffix deriving action nouns from verb roots). Cognate with Latin -tus, as in habitus (demeanor).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-τῡ́ς • (-tū́s) m (genitive -τῠ́ος); third declension

  1. Suffix forming nouns of action

Declension

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τύς

References

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