-ιμος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -μος (-mos)
• -σιμος (-simos)

Etymology

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Suffix

-ῐμος • (-ĭmos) 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 -ĭmos	-ῐμον -ĭmon		-ῐμω -ĭmō	-ῐμω -ĭmō		-ῐμοι -ĭmoi	-ῐμᾰ -ĭmă
Genitive		-ῐμου -ĭmou	-ῐμου -ĭmou		-ῐμοιν -ĭmoin	-ῐμοιν -ĭmoin		-ῐμων -ĭmōn	-ῐμων -ĭmōn
Dative		-ῐμῳ -ĭmōi	-ῐμῳ -ĭmōi		-ῐμοιν -ĭmoin	-ῐμοιν -ĭmoin		-ῐμοις -ĭmois	-ῐμοις -ĭmois
Accusative		-ῐμον -ĭmon	-ῐμον -ĭmon		-ῐμω -ĭmō	-ῐμω -ĭmō		-ῐμους -ĭmous	-ῐμᾰ -ĭmă
Vocative		-ῐμε -ĭme	-ῐμον -ĭmon		-ῐμω -ĭmō	-ῐμω -ĭmō		-ῐμοι -ĭmoi	-ῐμᾰ -ĭmă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		-ῐμως -ĭmōs			-ῐμώτερος -ĭmṓteros			-ῐμώτᾰτος -ĭmṓtătos
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

Declension of -ιμος

	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.)