-γράφος

See also: -γραφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡrá.pʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.pʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣra.ɸos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣra.fos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣra.fos/

Suffix

-γρᾰ́φος • (-grắphos)

writer
‎γῆ (gê, “earth”) + ‎-γράφος (-gráphos) → ‎γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos, “geographer”)
writing, describing
‎χώρᾱ (khṓrā, “country”) + ‎-γράφος (-gráphos) → ‎χωρογρᾰ́φος (khōrogrắphos, “describing countries”)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -γράφος

Descendants

Greek: -γράφος (-gráfos)
→ Latin: -graphus
- → Dutch: -graaf
- → English: -graph, -grapher
- → French: -graphe (learned)
- → German: -graph, -graf
- → Italian: -grafo (learned)
- → Portuguese: -grafo (learned)
- → Spanish: -grafo (learned)

Greek

Alternative forms

-γραφος (-grafos)

Suffix

-γράφος • (-gráfos)

Used to form nouns referring to various types of writer or author:
‎αθλητικός (athlitikós, “athletics”) + ‎-γράφος (-gráfos) → ‎αθλητικογράφος (athlitikográfos, “sportswriter”)
Used to form adjectives describing various types of writing:
‎χέρι (chéri, “hand”) + ‎-γράφος (-gráfos) → ‎χειρόγραφος (cheirógrafos, “handwritten”)

Declension

For noun forms:

Declension of **-γράφος**
	singular	plural
nominative	-γράφος (-gráfos)	-γράφοι (-gráfoi)
genitive	-γράφου (-gráfou)	-γράφων (-gráfon)
accusative	-γράφο (-gráfo)	-γράφους (-gráfous)
vocative	-γράφε (-gráfe)	-γράφοι (-gráfoi)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -γράφος