-φόρος

See also: φόρος

Greek

Alternative forms

• -φόρο (-fóro)

Etymology

Formed from the Ancient Greek verb φέρω (phérō, “carry, bring”), akin to the similar noun φόρος m (fóros, “tax”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfoɾos/

Suffix

-φόρος • (-fóros) m

1. added to a noun to form a new noun for something or someone that, literally or figuratively, carries or bears that first noun:

   άχθος ("burden")     αχθοφόρος ("porter")

   ασθενής ("patient")     ασθενοφόρο ("ambulance")

   πετρέλαιο ("petrol")     πετρελαιοφόρο ("petrol or oil tanker")

2. added to a noun to form a new adjective for something or someone that produces that first noun:

   καρπός ("fruit")     καρποφόρος ("fruitful")

   οπώρα ("fruit")     οπωροφόρος ("fruit-producing")

3. added to a noun to form a new adjective which indicates the result caused by the modified noun:

   θάνατος ("death")     θανατηφόρος ("lethal")

   κέρδος ("profit")     κερδοφόρος ("profitable")

4. added to a noun to form a new adjective or noun which indicates a wearer of the modified noun:

   κέρατο ("horn")     κερασφόρος ("horned")

   ράσο ("robe")     ρασοφόρος ("robed/robe-wearer")

   φουστανέλα ("fustanella")     φουστανελοφόρος ("fustanella-wearer")

Derived terms

derivations from -φόρος

• αγγελιοφόρος m (angeliofóros, “courier, herald”)
• ασθενοφόρο n (asthenofóro, “ambulance”)
• αχθοφόρο m (achthofóro, “porter”)
• βαθμοφόρος m (vathmofóros, “officer”)
• βρακοφόρος (vrakofóros, “breeched”)
• γενειοφόρος (geneiofóros, “bearded”)
• δορυφόρος m (doryfóros, “satellite, spearman”)
• ελπιδοφόρος (elpidofóros, “hopeful, promising”)
• θανατηφόρος (thanatifóros, “lethal”)
• καρποφόρος (karpofóros, “fruitful”)

• κερασφόρος (kerasfóros, “horned”)
• κερδοφόρος (kerdofóros, “winning”)
• κουκουλοφόρος (koukoulofóros, “hood/mask wearer”)
• λογχοφόρος m (lonchofóros, “lancer”)
• μαρσιποφόρος (marsipofóros, “marsupial”)
• μισθοφόρος (misthofóros, “paid, mercenary”)
• οπωροφόρος (oporofóros, “fruit”)
• πετρελαιοφόρο n (petrelaiofóro, “petrol tanker”)
• ρασοφόρος (rasofóros, “habit wearing”)
• τροχοφόρος (trochofóros, “wheeled”)
• φουστανελοφόρος (foustanelofóros, “fustanella wearing”)

► Greek words suffixed with -φόρος

Related terms

• φορώ (foró, “to wear”)