Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From τόπος (tópos, a place) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation edit

 

Adjective edit

τοπῐκός (topikósm (feminine τοπῐκή, neuter τοπῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. of or for place, in respect to place
    1. local
    2. (of medicine) to be applied locally, topical
  2. concerning topoi or commonplaces

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Latin: topica

References edit

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ancient Greek τοπῐκός (topikós) with semantic loan from French topique (in the medical sense) and local.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /to.piˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: το‧πι‧κός
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Adjective edit

τοπικός (topikósm (feminine τοπική, neuter τοπικό)

  1. local (from or in a nearby location)
  2. (medicine) topical, local (applied to a localized part of the body)
    τοπική αναισθησίαtopikí anaisthisíalocal anaesthesia

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ τοπικόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.