-τερος

Ancient Greek Etymology grc :inh ine-pro:*-teros From grc ine-pro *-teros. Pronunciation Suffix -τέρᾱ -τερον Used on adjectives that express some notion of contrast with an antonym grc ἡμεῖς we ἡμέτερος our Added to adjective stems to form comparative forms grc δῆλος clear δηλότερος clearer grc σοφός wise σοφώτερος wiser Declension -τερος ᾱ - - Synonyms grc -ίων, grc -ων Derived terms grc References 313 Greek Suffix τεροσ The ancient suffix which has formed absolute comparative adjectives; in Modern Greek they are reanalysed. See the modern suffixes for regular comparative adjectives: el -ότερος, el -ύτερος, el -έστερος3. Τα επίθετα [The adjectives] Chatzisavvidis, Sofronis. Chatzisavvidou Athanasia. Γραμματική της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας. Α΄ Β΄ Γ΄ Γυμνασίου. [Grammar of Modern Greek language. A, B, C Gymnasium n.d. (Official school textbook as in 2024)el § Τα παραθετικά των επιθέτων … β) Με την προσθήκη του επιθήματος -ό(ύ)τερος, -η, -ο και σπανιότερα του -έστερος, -η, -ο στο θέμα της λέξης § Adjective degrees of comparison. … b) With the addition of suffix el -ότερος (el -ύτερος -ύτερος, -η, -ο and more rarely el -έστερος -έστερος, -η, -ο to the word stem. Usage notes Note, that irregular comparative adjectives like el κατώτερος were already formed in Ancient Greek; from adverb grc κάτω down + grc -τερος The ancient differentiation of -ότερος / -ώτερος became el -ότερος in Modern Greek. The el -τερος ending is a useful mnemonic aid to form Modern Greek absolute comparatives by adding it to the neuter nominative singular form of the regular positive adjectives. 3.14.1. The Comparative. page 104 David Holton, Peter Mackridge, Irene Philippaki-Warburton, Vassilios Spyropoulos. Greek: A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language. 2nd edition. Routledge, 2012. First edition, 1997. See also el -τερός el -ότατος a suffix for superlative adjectives References