-άκης

ἀκῆς -άκις Greek Alternative forms el -άκις Etymology From el gkm -άκης, or “more correct el -άκις” from -άκ(ι) < -άκ(ιν) < -άκ(ιον), diminutive suffix (for neuters) + el -ης - suffix for masculine. Suffix m Gives a diminutive form of a masculine first name: el Γιώργος Γιωργάκης el Γιάννης Γιαννάκης An ending for family names, chiefly Cretan, also of diminutive derivation (See Usage Notes) el Θεόδωρος Θεοδωράκης el η οικογένεια των Βροντάκηδων the Vrondakides family el rare derogatory el κόσμος κοσμάκης the poor people Usage notes Family names suffixed el -άκης are attested in Byzantine times: e.g. gkm Ραβδοκανάκης c.1250.Laiou, Angeliki E. Peasant society in the late Byzantine Empire 1977 Princeton University Press Princeton, N.J. 978-0-691-05252-6 A systematic registering of surnames in Greece started in the 19th century. el -άκης was frequent in Mani (where more often it became el -άκος) and chiefly in the island of Crete (where also the augmentative el -ακας is found in contrast to the diminutive el -άκης). Which of the two alternative spellings (el -άκις - or el -άκης) is more correct, is still debated.Babiniotis is a champion of -άκις () Currently (2010s), some people insist on el -άκις, although el -άκης is much more frequent. Notable el -άκης: the writer Nikos Kazantzakis, the composer Mikis Theodorakis. Notable el -άκις: the composer Manos Hatzidakis, the father of Greek en linguistics Georgios Hatzidakis. Declension -άκ Derived terms el References el diminutive suffixes