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