-ιάτικα

Greek

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inflectional form of an adjective.

Suffix

-ιάτικα • (-iátika)

  1. (as adjective) nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of -ιάτικος (-iátikos)

Etymology 2

Suffix for adverbs from neuter plural -ιάτικα of -ιάτικος.

Suffix

-ιάτικα • (-iátika)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) added after a noun to create adverbs that indicate something happened at that particular time, often implying amazement or inappropriateness:
    Χριστούγεννα (Christoúgenna, Christmas) + ‎-ιάτικα (-iátika) → ‎χριστουγεννιάτικα (christougenniátika, at Christmas, during Christmas (of all times!))
    καλοκαίρι (kalokaíri, summer) + ‎-ιάτικα (-iátika) → ‎ανοιξιάτικα (anoixiátika, in the spring, during spring (of all times!))

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