-άκι
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-άκι • (-áki) n
- Added to nouns (chiefly neuter) to give a diminutive form, expressing small size or affection.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -άκι (-áki) | -άκια (-ákia) |
| genitive | - | - |
| accusative | -άκι (-áki) | -άκια (-ákia) |
| vocative | -άκι (-áki) | -άκια (-ákia) |
Genitive forms are rare or non-existent.
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Not suffixed with -άκι:
the neuters
References
[edit]- ^ -άκι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
- ^ -άκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ -άκι - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
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