-άτικα

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inflectional form of an adjective.

Suffix

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-άτικα (-átika)

  1. (adjective) Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of -άτικος (-átikos).

Etymology 2

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Suffix for adverbs from neuter plural -άτικα of -άτικος.

Suffix

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-άτικα (-átika)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) added after a noun to create adverbs that indicate something happened at that particular time, often implying amazement or inappropriateness:
    κυριακή (kyriakí, Sunday) + ‎-άτικα (-átika) → ‎κυριακάτικα (kyriakátika, on Sunday, of a Sunday (of all times!))

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