-τός

See also: τος and -τος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to -τος (-tos).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-τός • (-tós) m (feminine -τή, neuter -τόν); first/second declension

  1. creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive (accented on the ultima)
    ‎δύναμαι (dúnamai, “can”) + ‎-τός (-tós) → ‎δυνατός (dunatós, “able (active), doable (passive)”)
    ‎διαλῡ́ω (dialū́ō, “dissolve”) + ‎-τός (-tós) → ‎διαλυτός (dialutós, “dissoluble”)

Declension

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