-ιος

See also: ιός, Ίος, and ἰός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-yós.

Pronunciation
 

Suffix

-ῐος • (-ios) m (feminine -ῐ́ᾱ, neuter -ῐον); first/second declension

  1. Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of").

Inflection

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Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιος

Descendants
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 858.2

Greek

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Found in inherited words, and compositions of formal words.

Pronunciation

for older or formal words:

  • IPA(key): /i.os/
  • Hyphenation: ι‧ος

Suffix

-ιος • (-ios) m (feminine -ια, neuter -ιο)

  1. Used to form nouns and adjectives indicating origin:
    ‎Κύπρος (Kýpros, “Cyprus”) + ‎-ιος (-ios) → ‎Κύπριος (Kýprios, “Cypriot”) (noun, demonym)
    Related term: -αίος (-aíos) for demonyms
    ‎θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + ‎-ιος (-ios) → ‎θαλάσσιος (thalássios, “marine”) (adjective)
    ‎αιώνας (aiónas, “century”) + ‎-ιος (-ios) → ‎αιώνιος (aiónios, “eternal”) (adjective)
Declension
Declension of -ιος
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) • -ια • / -ία • -ιο • -ιοι • -ιες • -ια •
genitive -ιου • / -ίου • -ιας • / -ίας • -ιου • / -ίου • -ιων • / -ίων • -ιων • / -ίων • -ιων • / -ίων •
accusative -ιο • -ια • / -ία • -ιο • -ιους • / -ίους • -ιες • -ια •
vocative -ιε • -ια • / -ία • -ιο • -ιοι • -ιες • -ια •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο -ιος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο -ιος, etc.)

Etymology 2

Modern formations of derivatives from verbs or adjectives + Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

in one syllable:

  • IPA(key): /i̯os/ with palatal variants /ʝos, ʎos, ços, ɲos/ depending on the preceding consonant
  • Hyphenation: ιος

Suffix

-ιος • (-ios) m (feminine -ια, neuter -ιο)

  1. Used to form adjectives indicating property, characteristic of the prototype word:
    ‎σαπίζω (sapízo, “I rot”) + ‎-ιος (-ios) → ‎σάπιος (sápios, “rotten”) /ˈsapços/ (from verb)
    ‎καθαρός (katharós, “clean”) + ‎-ιος (-ios) → ‎καθάριος (kathários, “clear”) /kaˈθaɾʝos/ (from adjective)
Declension
Declension of -ιος
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) • -ια • -ιο • -ιοι • -ιες • -ια •
genitive -ιου • -ιας • -ιου • -ιων • -ιων • -ιων •
accusative -ιο • -ια • -ιο • -ιους • -ιες • -ια •
vocative -ιε • -ια • -ιο • -ιοι • -ιες • -ια •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο -ιος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο -ιος, etc.)

Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -ιος
  • -ιός (-iós)

Further reading
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