-ιστί
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -ιστί (-istí), from verb ending -ίζω (-ízo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈsti/
Suffix
-ιστί • (-istí)
- (formal, archaic, Katharevousa) added to a country adjective to make an adverb indicating use of that specific language:
- Έλληνας (Éllinas, “Greek”) + -ιστί (-istí) → ελληνιστί (ellinistí, “in Greek”)
- Γάλλος (Gállos, “French”) + -ιστί (-istí) → γαλλιστί (gallistí, “in French”)
- Λατίνος (Latínos, “Latin”) + -ιστί (-istí) → λατινιστί (latinistí, “in Latin”)
Derived terms
Category Greek words suffixed with -ιστί not found