-κός

κος Ancient Greek Etymology grc :inh grk-pro:*-kos<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-kos<id:adjectives>>> adjectives suffix From grc grk-pro *-kos, from grc ine-pro *-kos, ine-pro *-ḱos. Cognate with la -cus, gem-pro *-gaz, sa -शस् and cu -ъkъ. PIE ine-pro *-ko- on noun stems carried the meaning 'characteristic of, like, typical, pertaining to', and on adjectival stems it acted emphatically. Pronunciation Suffix -κή -κόν forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to', 'in the manner of' Note: This suffix survives in inherited forms and became productive through its derivations (cf. infra) by metanalysis. Inflection -κός -κή Derived terms grc -ακός grc -ικός grc -τικός grc References Peppler Charles William 1910 s:The Termination -κός, as Used by Aristophanes for Comic Effect w:American Journal of Philology 31 4 10.2307/288520 288520 428–444