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I would like to add to this question.
I once had a friend explain the various suffixes and there connections to various locations to me, but not in written form.
I understand, there are also feminine variations as well.
Thanks in advance.
I once had a friend explain the various suffixes and there connections to various locations to me, but not in written form.
I understand, there are also feminine variations as well.
Thanks in advance.
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The meaning of "-poulos" is usually "son of". The primary meaning of "-akis" is diminutive, hence this also could mean "child of".
Greek names vary in case and gender (let us omit plural forms):
Nominative: "-poulos", "-akis" [masc.], "-poulou", "-aki" [fem.]
Acusative: "-poulo", "-aki" [masc.], "-poulou", "-aki" [fem.]
Genetive: "-poulou", "-aki" [masc.], "-poulou", "-aki" [fem.]
Vocative: "-poule", "-aki" [masc.], "-poulou", "-aki" [fem.]
Greek names vary in case and gender (let us omit plural forms):
Nominative: "-poulos", "-akis" [masc.], "-poulou", "-aki" [fem.]
Acusative: "-poulo", "-aki" [masc.], "-poulou", "-aki" [fem.]
Genetive: "-poulou", "-aki" [masc.], "-poulou", "-aki" [fem.]
Vocative: "-poule", "-aki" [masc.], "-poulou", "-aki" [fem.]
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"opoulos" comes from the latin "pullus" which means "little", like "son of.." It is a result of the years when Greece was under Roman occupation
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