-ισσα

ἴσσα Ancient Greek Etymology grc :from grc:-ῐᾰ 1 Extracted from feminine derivations in grc -ῐᾰ of demonyms in grc -ῐκ- (with palatalisation), such as grc Κῐ́λῐσσᾰ from grc Κῐ́λῐξ, or grc Φοίνῐσσᾰ from grc Φοῖνῐξ. Pronunciation -ῐσσᾰ Noun -ῐσσᾰ -ῐ́σσης f first femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension grc στῡλῑ́της στῡλῑ́τῐσσᾰ f Declension -ῐσσᾰ ης Derived terms grc Descendants el -ισσα la -issa Greek Etymology From el grc -ισσα. Suffix f -issa feminises masculine nouns ending in -ας, -ης, -ος, etc. el βασιλιάς king m βασίλισσα queen f el μάγειρας cook m μαγείρισσα cook f Declension -ισσ -ισσ Derived terms el