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-ικός

-ικός

Ancient Greek

Suffix

-ῐκός (-ikós) (feminine -ῐκή, neuter -ῐκόν)

  1. Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic

Inflection

Derived terms

  • -τικός (-tikós, added to verbal stems)
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References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 858