-είο
Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon). Often found already in ancient words, or used to create new modern terms.
Suffix
[edit]-είο • (-eío) n
- denotes a relationship with a place, building, etc
- added to the stem of a noun
- Synonym: (colloquial or demotic) -ειό (-eió)
- ιατρός (iatrós, “doctor”) + -είο (-eío) → ιατρείο (iatreío, “doctor's surgery”)
- νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + τάφος (táfos, “grave”) + -είο (-eío) → νεκροταφείο (nekrotafeío, “cemetery”)
- έλαιο (élaio, “oil”) + τρίβω (trívo, “to grind”) + -είο (-eío) → ελαιοτριβείο (elaiotriveío, “olive press”)
- άρτος (ártos, “bread”) + πωλώ (poló, “to sell”) + -είο (-eío) → αρτοπωλείο (artopoleío, “bread shop”)
- added to the stem of a verb
- κυβερν(άω, -ώ) (kyvern(áo, -ó), “govern”) + -είο (-eío) → κυβερνείο (kyverneío, “government house”)
- added to the stem of a noun
- (by extension) the service based in this building
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -είο (-eío) | -εία (-eía) |
| genitive | -είου (-eíou) | -είων (-eíon) |
| accusative | -είο (-eío) | -εία (-eía) |
| vocative | -είο (-eío) | -εία (-eía) |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Esperanto: -ejo
Etymology 2
[edit]Inflection form of -είος (-eíos).
Suffix
[edit]-είο • (-eío) m
- accusative singular of -είoς (-eíos)
Further reading
[edit]- -είο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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