-άτικα

-άτικα

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatika/

Etymology 1

Inflectional form of an adjective.

Suffix

-άτικα • (-átika)

1. (adjective) Nominative, accusative and vocative plural neuter form of -άτικος (-átikos).

Etymology 2

Suffix for adverbs from neuter plural -άτικα of -άτικος.

Suffix

-άτικα • (-átika)

1. (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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Related terms

• -άτικος (-átikos)
• -ιάτικος (-iátikos)