-άδης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Parallel to -ῐ́δης (-ĭ́dēs), presumably masculine -ης (-ēs) appended to adjective -ᾱ́ς (-ā́s, of, pertaining to).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-ᾰ́δης • (-ắdēsm (genitive -ᾰ́δου); first declension

  1. suffix added to a father's name to form a masculine patronymic

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845