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terms of endearment
by Guest User - Friday, 12 August 2005, 04:13 AM
  do you know any terms of endearment you can say to your boyfriend or girlfriend?
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Re: terms of endearment
by Guest User - Friday, 12 August 2005, 10:13 AM
  You can always use the diminutive endings:

Attach -ακης to the end of a man's name or masculine noun (eg, Κωστας becomes Κωστακης)

Attach -ιστα or -ουλα to a woman's name or feminine noun (eg, Ελενη becomes Ελενιστα or Μαρια becomes Μαρουλα)

Attach -ακι for neuter nouns (eg, το αδερφακι μου = my dear sibling)

Some Greek names have shortened equivalents which can also be used to show endearment (eg, Αλεξανδρος becomes Αλεκος).

Why are you so desperate to know?