παλιο-
Greek
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:
- (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”)
Derived terms
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