-άτικα
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈatika/
Etymology 1
Inflectional form of an adjective.
Suffix
-άτικα • (-átika)
- (adjective) Nominative, accusative and vocative plural neuter form of -άτικος (-átikos).
Suffix
-άτικα • (-átika)
- (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
- -ιάτικα (-iátika)
Derived terms
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