-κός

See also: κος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos.

Cognate with Latin -cus, Proto-Germanic *-gaz, Sanskrit -शस् (-śas) and Old Church Slavonic -ъkъ (-ŭkŭ).

PIE *-ko- on noun stems carried the meaning 'characteristic of, like, typical, pertaining to', and on adjectival stems it acted emphatically.

Pronunciation
 

Suffix

-κός • (-kós) m (feminine -κή, neuter -κόν); first/second declension

  1. forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to', 'in the manner of'

Note: This suffix survives in inherited forms and became productive through its derivations (cf. infra) by metanalysis.

Inflection
First and second declension of -κός; -κή; -κόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter
Nominative -κός
-kós		 -κή
-kḗ		 -κόν
-kón		 -κώ
-kṓ		 -κᾱ́
-kā́		 -κώ
-kṓ		 -κοί
-koí		 -καί
-kaí		 -κᾰ́
-ká
Genitive -κοῦ
-koû		 -κῆς
-kês		 -κοῦ
-koû		 -κοῖν
-koîn		 -καῖν
-kaîn		 -κοῖν
-koîn		 -κῶν
-kôn		 -κῶν
-kôn		 -κῶν
-kôn
Dative -κῷ
-kôi		 -κῇ
-kêi		 -κῷ
-kôi		 -κοῖν
-koîn		 -καῖν
-kaîn		 -κοῖν
-koîn		 -κοῖς
-koîs		 -καῖς
-kaîs		 -κοῖς
-koîs
Accusative -κόν
-kón		 -κήν
-kḗn		 -κόν
-kón		 -κώ
-kṓ		 -κᾱ́
-kā́		 -κώ
-kṓ		 -κούς
-koús		 -κᾱ́ς
-kā́s		 -κᾰ́
-ká
Vocative -κέ
-ké		 -κή
-kḗ		 -κόν
-kón		 -κώ
-kṓ		 -κᾱ́
-kā́		 -κώ
-kṓ		 -κοί
-koí		 -καί
-kaí		 -κᾰ́
-ká
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-κῶς
-kôs		 -κότερος
-kóteros		 -κότᾰτος
-kótatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -κός
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