-ικός

Ancient Greek Etymology grc -κός -ic From grc -κός from grc ine-pro *-kos, ine-pro *-ḱos, with an added grc ι from i-stems such as grc φυσικός φυσι-κός natural, through the same process by which grc -ῑ́της developed from grc -της, occurring in some original case and later used freely. Cognate with la -icus and gem-pro *-ungō *-ungō, whence ang -ig (en -y), goh -ig, got -𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃. Pronunciation -ῐκός Suffix -ῐκός -ῐκή -ῐκόν Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic Declension -ῐκός -ῐκή Derived terms grc References 858 Greek Etymology When denoting origin/properties/collective nouns, inherited from el grc -ικός. el grc -ικός under the semantic influence of la -icus when used for forming science/art-denoting nouns. Pronunciation el /iˈkos/ Suffix , el -ική, -ικό or el -ικός, -ική/ικιά, -ικό adjective-forming suffix denoting origin from a country/region/national group: el Γαλλία France γαλλικός French adjective el Κούρδος Kurd κουρδικός Kurdish adjective adjective-forming suffix denoting relation or a specific member of a collective noun: el λαός people, polulace λαϊκός popular, folk adjective adjective-forming suffix denoting a characteristic of an abstract noun: el δημοκρατία democracy δημοκρατικός democratic adjective adjective-forming suffix denoting the ability to perform the action of the root verb: el δημιουργώ create δημιουργικός creative adjective as f. s. el -ική - abstract noun-forming suffix denoting the art/science of the root noun: formal el γλύπτης sculptor γλυπτική sculpture (art) noun el οδοντίατρος dentist οδοντιατρική dentistry (science) noun as n. pl. el -ικά - abstract noun-forming suffix for languages: el Γαλλία France γαλλικά French language noun as n. pl. el -ικά - collective noun-forming suffix for classes of objects: el γυαλί glass γυαλικά glassware noun el λάχανο cabbage λαχανικά vegetables (collective) noun as n. pl. el -ικά - collective noun-forming suffix for classes of ailments: el έντερο intestine εντερικά ailments of the intestine noun Declension ός-ή-ιά-ό -ικ 1 Feminine, either -ική, or -ική & -ικιά for some adjectives.