-τζής
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish ـجی (-ci).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-τζής • (-tzís) m (feminine -τζού)
- added to a noun, to create words for a male person who has an occupation related to that noun:
- added to a noun, to create words for a male person who has does something related to that noun:
Usage notes
editSome of these words are taken whole directly from Turkish, eg μπογιατζής (bogiatzís, “painter”) < boyacı, while others are neologisms made from joining Greek nouns onto this suffix, eg παλιά (paliá, “old (stuff)”) > παλιατζής (paliatzís, “junk dealer”).
Declension
editDeclension of -τζής
Derived terms
edit- -τζίδικο n (-tzídiko) (place where the above occupations take place)