-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
- added to a noun to form a new noun for something or someone that, literally or figuratively, carries or bears that first noun:
- άχθος (áchthos, “burde”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → αχθοφόρος (achthofóros, “porter”)
- ασθενής (asthenís, “patient”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → ασθενοφόρο (asthenofóro, “ambulance”)
- πετρέλαιο (petrélaio, “petrol”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → πετρελαιοφόρο (petrelaiofóro, “petrol or oil tanker”)
- added to a noun to form a new adjective for something or someone that produces that first noun:
- καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → καρποφόρος (karpofóros, “fruitful”)
- οπώρα (opóra, “fruit”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → οπωροφόρος (oporofóros, “fruit-producing”)
- added to a noun to form a new adjective which indicates the result caused by the modified noun:
- θάνατος (thánatos, “death”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → θανατηφόρος (thanatifóros, “lethal”)
- κέρδος (kérdos, “profit”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → κερδοφόρος (kerdofóros, “profitable”)
- added to a noun to form a new adjective or noun which indicates a wearer of the modified noun:
- κέρατο (kérato, “horn”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → κερασφόρος (kerasfóros, “horned”)
- ράσο (ráso, “robe”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → ρασοφόρος (rasofóros, “robed/robe-wearer”)
- φουστανέλα (foustanéla, “fustanella”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → φουστανελοφόρος (foustanelofóros, “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”)
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Related terms
- φορώ (foró, “to wear”)
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