-ίτσιν

-ίτσιν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -ίτσι (-ítsi)

Etymology

From the suffix -ίκιον (-íkion), itself from a reanalysis of diminutive forms as Ancient Greek περδίκιον (perdíkion) from πέρδιξ (pérdix), or σκωλήκιον (skōlḗkion) from σκώληξ (skṓlēx), hence Byzantine Greek σκουλήκι (skoulḗki), both formed with the diminutive suffix -ιον (-ion).[1]

A parallel to the supposed form *κορίκιον (*koríkion) can be seen in Byzantine Greek σκουλαρίκιον (skoularíkion) from σχολάριος (skholários, “member of the Palace guard”), hence Greek σκουλαρίκι (skoularíki).[2]

Suffix

-ίτσιν • (-ítsin) n (indeclinable) (Byzantine, Medieval)

1. a suffix added to stems of nouns to form neuter diminutives

References

1. -ίκι 2 - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
2. σκουλαρίκι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading

• -ίτσιv words - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek), Online edition