-όπουλος
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek -ποῦλος (-poûlos), itself from Latin pullus (“young, chick”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-όπουλος • (-ópoulos)
- surname suffix, meaning "son of"; mainly connected to those who originated in Peloponnisos but is now widespread throughout Greece:
- Παύλος (Pávlos, “Paul”) + -όπουλος (-ópoulos) → Παυλόπουλος (Pavlópoulos)
- παπάς (papás, “priest”) + -όπουλος (-ópoulos) → Παπαδόπουλος (Papadópoulos)
- Γιάννης (Giánnis, “John”) + -όπουλος (-ópoulos) → Γιαννόπουλος (Giannópoulos)
- Πέτρος (Pétros, “Peter”) + -όπουλος (-ópoulos) → Πετρόπουλος (Petrópoulos)
Declension[edit]
-όπουλος
Related terms[edit]
- -οπούλου f (-opoúlou) (feminine form)