αἰτιατικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἰτῐᾱτός (aitiātós, caused) + -ῐκός (-ikós, adjective suffix): “relating to an effect”. The Latin calque accūsātīvus (from which comes English accusative) came from an analysis of the word as deriving from αἰτιάομαι (aitiáomai, to accuse) + -τῐκός (-tikós, verbal adjective suffix), but if that were its derivation, it would have a different meaning: “related to accusing”.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

αἰτῐᾱτῐκός (aitiātikós) m (feminine αἰτῐᾱτῐκή, neuter αἰτῐᾱτῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. causal

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