ζυμαρικά = dough + ?
When I have difficulty remembering a word, I split it in to two smaller words. Pasta (ζυμαρικά) is difficult! I see this word derives from ζύμη (dough), but is there a separate word for the second half, ρικά? Small? Rich?
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Unfortunately, no...
the ending -κα/-ικα is used to denote a set of things made of/associated to the first word e.g. χρυσάφι means gold, χρυσαφικά are things, usually jewellery, made of gold,
κουζίνα means kitchen or cooker, κουζινικά means staff related to cooking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkBSfwN6254
But you can think that there is another word for dough, ''ζυμάρι'' and then just add the -κα and drop the stress to the end of the word.
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Chung, that makes a lot of sense, thank you.
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The ending -ικά is similar to the suffixes -craft (as in aircraft, hovercraft, witchcraft) or -stuff (as in breadstuff, greenstuff). So, in a way, ζυμαρικά, is like saying... doughstuff or doughcraft.
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