-άτικα

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈatika/

Etymology 1

Inflectional form of an adjective.

Suffix

-άτικα • (-átika)

  1. (adjective) nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of -άτικος (-átikos)

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-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!)”)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -άτικα
κυριακάτικα
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