Greek Suffixes and Their Meanings

Verbs

αω, εω, ευω Action or State (do or be)

οω, αινω, υνω Causation (except mental action)

αζω Frequentative or Intensive

ιζω Causation, Active, becoming, or Instrumental

σειω Desire

σκω, σκε Inceptive (making, becoming, beginning)

Nouns

της, τηρ, τωρ, ευς, ισσα (feminine) Agent

τρον Instrumental

οτης, ια, συνη, ος Quality

σις, μος Action or Quality

μα, εια, ος Result of actions or thing itself

ιον, ισκος Diminutive

τηριον, ειον Place or Manner

ολος, ωλος, ος Chief Character or Custom, Abundance

Adjective

ιος, ια, ιον Possession, Attributive or Local

ικος, ικη, ικον Pertaining to or Character of Ability or Fitness

ιμος, ιμη, ιμον Ability or Fitness

ινος, ινη, ινον, σος Material

ρος, ρα, ρον Complete possession or Quality

ης, ες Correlative to noun (cf. Lie -lying)

μων, μοω Attributive action of verb to person

τεος, τεα, τεον Obligation or intent

τος, τη, τον Possibility or Actuality