"-ικός" meaning in Greek

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Suffix

IPA: /iˈkos/
Etymology: When denoting origin/properties/collective nouns, inherited from Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós). Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) under the semantic influence of Latin -icus when used for forming science/art-denoting nouns. Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|-ικός}} Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), {{lbor|el|grc|-ικός}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), {{cog|la|-icus}} Latin -icus Head templates: {{head|el|suffix||||||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} -ικός • (-ikós), {{el-suffix}} -ικός • (-ikós) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-adj|dec=ός-ή-ιά-ό|nopio=1|posnote=Feminine, either -ική, or -ική & -ικιά for some adjectives.|stem=-ικ}}, {{el-decl-adj-a|abstem=|compstem=|dec=ός-ή-ιά-ό|docnote=|form=|lemma=|nocat=|nopio=1|part=|posnote=Feminine, either -ική, or -ική & -ικιά for some adjectives.|stem=-ικ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-positive|dec=ός-ή-ιά-ό|form=|header=Declension of -ικός|note=Feminine, either -ική, or -ική & -ικιά for some adjectives.|pionote=|stem=-ικ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-ός-ή-ιά-ό|form=|stem=-ικ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-table|-ικός (-ikós)|10=-ικών (-ikón)|11=-ικών (-ikón)|12=-ικών (-ikón)|13=-ικό (-ikó)|14a=-ική (-ikí)|14b=-ικιά (-ikiá)|15=-ικό (-ikó)|16=-ικούς (-ikoús)|17=-ικές (-ikés)|18=-ικά (-iká)|19=-ικέ (-iké)|20a=-ική (-ikí)|20b=-ικιά (-ikiá)|21=-ικό (-ikó)|22=-ικοί (-ikoí)|23=-ικές (-ikés)|24=-ικά (-iká)|2a=-ική (-ikí)|2b=-ικιά (-ikiá)|3=-ικό (-ikó)|4=-ικοί (-ikoí)|5=-ικές (-ikés)|6=-ικά (-iká)|7=-ικού (-ikoú)|8a=-ικής (-ikís)|8b=-ικιάς (-ikiás)|9=-ικού (-ikoú)}} Forms: -ikós [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ικός [masculine, nominative, singular], -ική [feminine, nominative, singular], -ικιά [feminine, nominative, singular], -ικό [neuter, nominative, singular], -ικοί [masculine, nominative], -ικές [feminine, nominative, plural], -ικά [neuter, nominative, plural], -ικού [genitive, masculine, singular], -ικής [feminine, genitive, singular], -ικιάς [feminine, genitive, singular], -ικού [genitive, neuter, singular], -ικών [genitive, masculine], -ικών [feminine, genitive, plural], -ικών [genitive, neuter, plural], -ικό [accusative, masculine, singular], -ική [accusative, feminine, singular], -ικιά [accusative, feminine, singular], -ικό [accusative, neuter, singular], -ικούς [accusative, masculine], -ικές [accusative, feminine, plural], -ικά [accusative, neuter, plural], -ικέ [masculine, singular, vocative], -ική [feminine, singular, vocative], -ικιά [feminine, singular, vocative], -ικό [neuter, singular, vocative], -ικοί [masculine, vocative], -ικές [feminine, plural, vocative], -ικά [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. adjective-forming suffix denoting origin from a country/region/national group: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ικός-el-suffix-Mvy18xPS Categories (other): Pages with entries, Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 10 10 10 12 20 3 2 13 Disambiguation of Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό: 11 11 12 12 14 12 14 14 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 12 18 20 8 5 14
  2. adjective-forming suffix denoting relation or a specific member of a collective noun: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ικός-el-suffix-vZNfckaC Categories (other): Pages with entries, Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 10 10 10 12 20 3 2 13 Disambiguation of Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό: 11 11 12 12 14 12 14 14 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 12 18 20 8 5 14
  3. adjective-forming suffix denoting a characteristic of an abstract noun: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ικός-el-suffix-V7VbHQtI Categories (other): Pages with entries, Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 10 10 10 12 20 3 2 13 Disambiguation of Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό: 11 11 12 12 14 12 14 14 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 12 18 20 8 5 14
  4. adjective-forming suffix denoting the ability to perform the action of the root verb: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ικός-el-suffix-lgi-f2uS Categories (other): Pages with entries, Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 10 10 10 12 20 3 2 13 Disambiguation of Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό: 11 11 12 12 14 12 14 14 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 12 18 20 8 5 14
  5. (as f. s. -ική) abstract noun-forming suffix denoting the art/science of the root noun: (formal) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ικός-el-suffix-ScECr6NJ Categories (other): Pages with entries, Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 10 10 10 12 20 3 2 13 Disambiguation of Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό: 11 11 12 12 14 12 14 14 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 12 18 20 8 5 14
  6. (as n. pl. -ικά) abstract noun-forming suffix for languages: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ικός-el-suffix-GzrNoR3a Categories (other): Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό Disambiguation of Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό: 11 11 12 12 14 12 14 14
  7. (as n. pl. -ικά) collective noun-forming suffix for classes of objects: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ικός-el-suffix-r72JhPDF Categories (other): Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό Disambiguation of Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό: 11 11 12 12 14 12 14 14
  8. (as n. pl. -ικά) collective noun-forming suffix for classes of ailments: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ικός-el-suffix-x57MqMqW Categories (other): Pages with entries, Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 10 10 10 12 20 3 2 13 Disambiguation of Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ιά-ό: 11 11 12 12 14 12 14 14 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 12 18 20 8 5 14
     
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          "text": "Γαλλία (Gallía, “France”) + -ικός (-ikós) → γαλλικός (gallikós, “French”) (adjective)",
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          "text": "λαός (laós, “people, polulace”) + -ικός (-ikós) → λαϊκός (laïkós, “popular, folk”) (adjective)",
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          "type": "example"
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        "(as f. s. -ική) abstract noun-forming suffix denoting the art/science of the root noun: (formal)"
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      "form": "-ικά",
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      "form": "-ική",
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        "7": "",
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          "text": "Γαλλία (Gallía, “France”) + -ικός (-ikós) → γαλλικός (gallikós, “French”) (adjective)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Κούρδος (Koúrdos, “Kurd”) + -ικός (-ikós) → κουρδικός (kourdikós, “Kurdish”) (adjective)",
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      "examples": [
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          "text": "λαός (laós, “people, polulace”) + -ικός (-ikós) → λαϊκός (laïkós, “popular, folk”) (adjective)",
          "type": "example"
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      "glosses": [
        "adjective-forming suffix denoting relation or a specific member of a collective noun"
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        "adjective-forming suffix denoting relation or a specific member of a collective noun:"
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        {
          "text": "δημοκρατία (dimokratía, “democracy”) + -ικός (-ikós) → δημοκρατικός (dimokratikós, “democratic”) (adjective)",
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        "adjective-forming suffix denoting a characteristic of an abstract noun"
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        "adjective-forming suffix denoting a characteristic of an abstract noun:"
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        {
          "text": "δημιουργώ (dimiourgó, “create”) + -ικός (-ikós) → δημιουργικός (dimiourgikós, “creative”) (adjective)",
          "type": "example"
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        "adjective-forming suffix denoting the ability to perform the action of the root verb"
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        "adjective-forming suffix denoting the ability to perform the action of the root verb:"
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        {
          "text": "γλύπτης (glýptis, “sculptor”) + -ικός (-ikós) → γλυπτική (glyptikí, “sculpture (art)”) (noun)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "οδοντίατρος (odontíatros, “dentist”) + -ικός (-ikós) → οδοντιατρική (odontiatrikí, “dentistry (science)”) (noun)",
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        "abstract noun-forming suffix denoting the art/science of the root noun: (formal)"
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          "-ική",
          "-ική#Greek"
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        "(as f. s. -ική) abstract noun-forming suffix denoting the art/science of the root noun: (formal)"
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          "text": "Γαλλία (Gallía, “France”) + -ικός (-ikós) → γαλλικά (galliká, “French language”) (noun)",
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        }
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        "abstract noun-forming suffix for languages"
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          "-ικά",
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        "(as n. pl. -ικά) abstract noun-forming suffix for languages:"
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        {
          "text": "γυαλί (gyalí, “glass”) + -ικός (-ikós) → γυαλικά (gyaliká, “glassware”) (noun)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "λάχανο (láchano, “cabbage”) + -ικός (-ikós) → λαχανικά (lachaniká, “vegetables (collective)”) (noun)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "collective noun-forming suffix for classes of objects"
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          "-ικά",
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        "(as n. pl. -ικά) collective noun-forming suffix for classes of objects:"
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          "text": "έντερο (éntero, “intestine”) + -ικός (-ikós) → εντερικά (enteriká, “ailments of the intestine”) (noun)",
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        "collective noun-forming suffix for classes of ailments"
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          "-ικά",
          "-ικά#Greek"
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          "ailment"
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        "(as n. pl. -ικά) collective noun-forming suffix for classes of ailments:"
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        "as n. pl. -ικά"
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    {
      "ipa": "/iˈkos/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ικός"
}

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