-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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