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-άκις

-άκις

See also: ἀκίς and -άκης

Ancient Greek

Suffix

-ᾰ́κῐς (-ákis)

  1. Added to the stems of cardinal numerals, adjectives, and pronouns to form adverbs of repetition

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ancient_Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%82'>Ancient Greek words suffixed with -άκις</a>

References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 344

Greek

Suffix

-άκις (-ákis) m

  1. Forms an adverb showing frequency:
    Τα φαινόμενα πολλάκις απατούν.Ta fainómena pollákis apatoún. ― Appearances deceive many times.
  2. Alternative form of -άκης (-ákis)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%82'>Greek words suffixed with -άκις</a>