-είο

See also: -ειό and ειο

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.o/
  • Hyphenation: -εί‧ο

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon). Often found already in ancient words, or used to create new modern terms.

Suffix

-είο • (-eío) n

  1. denotes a relationship with a place, building, etc
    1. 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”)
    2. added to the stem of a verb
      ‎κυβερν(άω, -ώ) (kyvern(áo, -ó), “govern”) + ‎-είο (-eío) → ‎κυβερνείο (kyverneío, “government house”)
  2. (by extension) the service based in this building
Declension
Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -είο
Descendants
  • Esperanto: -ejo

Etymology 2

Inflection form of -είος (-eíos).

Suffix

-είο • (-eío) m

  1. Accusative singular form of -είoς (-eíos).

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