τοπικός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From τόπος (tópos, a place) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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τοπῐκός (topikósm (feminine τοπῐκή, neuter τοπῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. of or for place, in respect to place
    1. local
    2. (of medicine) to be applied locally, topical
  2. concerning topoi or commonplaces

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: topica

References

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek τοπῐκός (topikós) with semantic loan from French topique (in the medical sense) and local.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /to.piˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: το‧πι‧κός
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Adjective

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τοπικός (topikósm (feminine τοπική, neuter τοπικό)

  1. local (from or in a nearby location)
  2. (medicine) topical, local (applied to a localized part of the body)
    τοπική αναισθησίαtopikí anaisthisíalocal anaesthesia

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ τοπικός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998