ανοιξιάτικα

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aniˈksçatika/
Hyphenation: α‧νοι‧ξιά‧τι‧κα

Etymology 1

Inflectional form of an adjective.

Adjective

ανοιξιάτικα • (anoixiátika)

Nominative, accusative and vocative plural neuter form of ανοιξιάτικος (anoixiátikos).

Etymology 2

άνοιξ(η) (“winter”) +‎ -ιάτικα.[1]

Adverb

ανοιξιάτικα • (anoixiátika)

(colloquial, sometimes humorous or derogatory) in the springtime, in the spring (usually with reference to something not appropriate or usual for the season)
χιόνισε ανοιξιάτικα ― chiónise anoixiátika ― it snowed in springtime

Coordinate terms

φθινοπωριάτικα (fthinoporiátika, “in autumn, fall”)
χειμωνιάτικα (cheimoniátika, “in winter”)
καλοκαιριάτικα (kalokairiátika, “in winter”)

References

ανοιξιάτικα in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
For negative sense of the adverb see "-ιάτικος" in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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