παλιο-
Greek
Alternative forms
- παλιό- (palió-)
- παλι- (pali-)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παλιός (paliós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaʎo/
Prefix
παλιο- • (palio-)
- added before a noun to create words that indicate something is old:
- παλιο- (palio-) + παπούτσι (papoútsi, “shoe”) → παλιοπάπουτσο (paliopápoutso, “old shoe”)
- παλιο- (palio-) + ρούχο (roúcho, “piece of clothing”) → παλιόρουχο (palióroucho, “old clothing”)
- (colloquial, derogatory) added before a noun to create words that indicate something is bad or bad quality:
- παλιο- (palio-) + γέρος (géros, “old man”) → παλιόγερος (paliógeros, “old bastard”)
- παλιο- (palio-) + καιρός (kairós, “weather”) → παλιόκαιρος (paliókairos, “awful weather”)
- παλιο- (palio-) + δουλειά (douleiá, “job”) → παλιοδουλειά (paliodouleiá, “lousy job”)
Synonyms
- (old): παλαιο- (palaio-)
- (bad): κωλο- (kolo-), σκατο- (skato-)
Derived terms
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