-άκος

See also: -ακός, ἄκος, and Appendix:Variations of "akos"

Greek

Etymology

From άκ(ι) (ák(i), diminutive neuter suffix) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix for masculines) [1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.kos/
  • Hyphenation: -ά‧κος

Suffix

-άκος • (-ákos) m

  1. a diminutive suffix
    1. for common nouns
      ‎δρόμος m (drómos, “street”) + ‎-άκος (-ákos) → ‎δρομάκος (dromákos, “a small street”)
      ‎ύπνος m (ýpnos, “a sleep”) + ‎-άκος (-ákos) → ‎υπνάκος (ypnákos, “a nap”)
    2. for common nouns with diminutive for age (very young) and/or derogatory sense
      ‎δάσκαλος m (dáskalos, “teacher”) + ‎-άκος (-ákos) → ‎δασκαλάκος (daskalákos, “a poor or very young teacher”)
      ‎έμπορος m (émporos, “salesman”) + ‎-άκος (-ákos) → ‎εμποράκος (emporákos, “a poor, insignifcant or very young salesman”)
    3. for proper nouns like masculine first names and their derived family names
      ‎Δημήτρης (Dimítris) + ‎-άκος (-ákos) → ‎Δημητράκος (Dimitrákos) male given name > male surname
      • the female's surname ending is -άκου (-ákou) (indeclinable)

Declension
declension of -άκος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative -άκος • -άκοι •
genitive -άκου • -άκων •
accusative -άκο • -άκους •
vocative -άκο • -άκοι •
Note, the different vocative singular in -ο from nouns like δρόμος (drómos) with -ε.

Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -άκος

References
  1. -άκος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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