-τικός

Ancient Greek Etymology grc :af<unc> -σῐς<id:abstract nouns> -κός<id:adjectives> :af<unc> -τος<id:adjectives> -κός<id:adjectives> adjectives suffix From grc -σις verbal noun suffix or grc -τος verbal adjective suffix -κός adjective suffix, occurring in some original cases and later used freely by metanalysisgrc 1. Pronunciation τῐκός Suffix -τῐκός -τῐκή -τῐκόν Added to verbal stems to form adjectives: relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to, -ive grc ποιέω ποιητικός to make creative Added to other stems to form adjectives, particularly those ending in vowels grc ἔξω ἐξωτικός outside foreign grc ναυς ναυ-ς ναυτικός ship seafaring Usage notes Certain sound changes happen before the suffix, as before other derivational or inflectional suffixes beginning in grc τ. Labial stops grc β, π, φ become grc π, dental stops grc δ, θ, τ become grc σ, velar stops grc γ, κ, χ become grc κ. grc βλάπτω βλαβ- harm βλαπτικός βλαβ-τικός → βλαπτικός harmful grc πείθω persuade πειστικός πειθ-τικός → πειστικός persuasive grc πράσσω πρᾱγ- do πρᾱκτικός πρᾱγ-τικός → πρᾱκτικός pertaining to action Contracted verbs, which have stems ending in a vowel, use the long form of the vowel – this happens, for instance, in the example above: grc ποιέω ποιέ-ω → grc ποιητικός ποιη-τικός. Declension -τῐκός -τῐκή Derived terms grc References 858