-ιάτικος

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Etymology[edit]

From adjective suffixes -ιάτ(ης) (-iát(is)) +‎ -ικος (-ikos).[1]

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-ιάτικος (-iátikosm (feminine -ιάτικη, neuter -ιάτικο)

  1. (forming adjectives) from nouns, denoting sense of time:
    1. where the denoted is suitable or has the characteristics of the original word
      Χριστούγεννα (Christoúgenna, Christmas) + ‎-ιάτικος (-iátikos) → ‎χριστουγεννιάτικος (christougenniátikos, Christmassy)
      Μάης (Máis, (colloquial): May) + ‎-ιάτικος (-iátikos) → ‎μαγιάτικος (magiátikos, of May)
    2. (forming adjectives) where the denoted resembles the original word, without actually owning them
      καλοκαίρι (kalokaíri, summer) + ‎-ιάτικος (-iátikos) → ‎καλοκαιριάτικος (kalokairiátikos, summery e.g. a warm winter day is 'summery')
  2. (in neuter plural, adverb) see -ιάτικα

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "-ιάτικος"Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.