-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

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 858.9

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

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-ιμος (-imos)	-ιμη (-imi)	-ιμο (-imo)		-ιμοι (-imoi)	-ιμες (-imes)	-ιμα (-ima)
genitive	-ιμου (-imou)	-ιμης (-imis)	-ιμου (-imou)		-ιμων (-imon)	-ιμων (-imon)	-ιμων (-imon)
accusative	-ιμο (-imo)	-ιμη (-imi)	-ιμο (-imo)		-ιμους (-imous)	-ιμες (-imes)	-ιμα (-ima)
vocative	-ιμε (-ime)	-ιμη (-imi)	-ιμο (-imo)		-ιμοι (-imoi)	-ιμες (-imes)	-ιμα (-ima)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο -ιμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο -ιμος, etc.)