-ις

ΙΣ ισ΄ ΙΣ΄ -ίς ἴς Ancient Greek Alternative forms grc -ῐ́ς oxytone _ form grc -ῐ̈ς -ῐ̈́ς after a vowel if no diphthong is formed grc -τῐς -τῐ́ς extended form Etymology grc -is :der qsb-grc:- grc, but compare la -idus forming adjectives. Furnée and Beekes also consider it a common grc qsb-grc suffix, related to grc -ιτ-, grc -ινδ- and grc -ινθ-. grc Not from ine-pro *-is feminine deverbal suffix? Seems relatively similar. Pronunciation ῐς Suffix -ῐς -ῐδος f third Forms feminine nouns, or feminine forms of adjectives grc often accented on the ultima grc Ἕλλην Ἑλληνίς Greek man Greek woman grc Ἰλλυριός Ἰλλυρίς Illyrian man Illyrian woman grc Τιτάν Τιτανίς Titan Titanid Suffix added to a father's name to form a feminine patronymic: daughter of grc Περσεύς Περσηΐς Perseus sprung of Perseus grc Πέρσης Περσηΐς Perses sprung of Perses grc Νηρεύς Νηρηΐς Nereus Nereid sprung of Nereus Declension -ῐς -ῐδος att -ῐς -ῐδος epi -ῐς -ῐδος ion Derived terms grc Descendants el -ίδα la -is noun 1 See also grc -σῐς References 843.b.2 324 70 -ῑδ- § 2.3 The Suffixes 36 grc adjective-forming suffixes