-ιάτικος

From adjective suffixes -ιάτ(ης) (-iát(is)) +‎ -ικος (-ikos).[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈia.tikos/ The diphthong /iá/ realizes according to its preceding consonant: /ʝa/ /ca/ /ça/ /ʎa/ /ɲa/

-ιάτικος • (-iátikos) m (feminine -ιάτικη, neuter -ιάτικο)

1. (forming adjectives) from nouns, denoting sense of time:
   1. where the denoted is suitable or has the characteristics of the original word

      ‎Χριστούγεννα (Christoúgenna, “Christmasl”) + ‎-ιάτικος (-iátikos) → ‎χριστουγεννιάτικος (christougenniátikos, “Christmassy”)

      ‎Μάης (Máis, “(colloquial): May”) + ‎-ιάτικος (-iátikos) → ‎μαγιάτικος (magiátikos, “of May”)

   2. (forming adjectives) where the denoted resembles the original word, without actually owning them

      ‎καλοκαίρι (kalokaíri, “summer”) + ‎-ιάτικος (-iátikos) → ‎καλοκαιριάτικος (kalokairiátikos, “summery e.g. a warm winter day is 'summery'”)

2. (in neuter plural, adverb) see -ιάτικα

• -άτικος (-átikos)

• -ιάτικα (-iátika, adverb) (negative sense)