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-ιος

-ιος

See also: ιός, Ίος, and ἰός

Ancient Greek

Suffix

-ῐος (-ios) (feminine -ῐ́ᾱ, neuter -ῐον)

  1. Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to

Inflection

Derived terms

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Descendants

References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 858.2

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ios).

Suffix

-ιος (-ios) m

  1. Used to form nouns and adjectives indicating origin:
    Ευρώπη (Evrópi, Europe)     Ευρωπαίος (Evropaíos, European) (noun)
    θάλασσα (thálassa, sea)     θαλάσσιος (thalássios, marine) (adjective)

Derived terms

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